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THE OMAIIA DAILY DEE: WEDNESDAY, OCTORER 26, 1904.
EBRASRA DAY AT THE FAIR
SMBBSBJS
Cm Tnoaiand Keidenta of Bute Take Fart
la Ceremonies at Bt Louis. ,
ODKESSES BY DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS
(iimior Mltkcn Joha L. Wekstc
ad O. W. Wattles Talk mt
tks terrlrr'si Hel la
Festival Hall.'
(Continued from Page One.)
IKA was a dividing line and marked ail
e-lKjch In American nislor. From the dale
lit the loulsluna purchase to ISM waft half
a century. J-'rom 1K64 until now Is half a
entury. In lto4 the United Slates bad ac
quired more than one-half of its present
.rea. but la 14 It had not reached one
half of Ita present wealth or population,
but It was about to begin the settlement of
' a question of social and personal liberty
that would bantsh the relic of barbarism
that had hung a a dark mantle over our
' mrly hlstorv, and admit the sunlight of
Hint brighter day of a higher civilization,
when thtt nation was to recognize ik a llv-
. Ina truth the declaration that ail mull are
en -t ted free and equal. '
Tradition ascribes a remsrkfihle Incident
to Benjamin Franklin. In one of those
. courtly halls and gatherings In Europe
where nobility and statesmanship were toy
,lng with the young republic there hung a
map of the United Btatns with an encircled
area extending from the Texan boundary
to the British border and labeled "The
iirest American Desert." Franklin took a
tun and drew a broad erasing line through
Hist title. Should the tradition be true,
v.as it not a prophetic pen that Franklin
tupedT
From Benjamin Franklin's day down to
J. the maps and official reports of the
1'nlied States described the area of which
Nebraska forms a "part as barren as the
oBrt of Siberia or the great Sahara. For
fifty years tin- army or agricultural In
t infers has been crossing the Missouri river
and has crowd od the American desert west
ward across the mountains and toward the
J'acfnc. Like the Roman leg'oni when they
Invaded Oermnny and Oaul.. and like the
Japanese army now Invading Manchuria,
they come as a conquering force advancing
with the glorious banner of courage- and
Pteadfust endeavor as the elcrn of Invincible
iirogres. This army of Hgrleulttiral in
vaders has made this ghostly desert give
' i-lace to Nebraska farms, which are the
liest wheat lands and the Dent corn lands
nnd the best grazing lands In the United
pistes. ,
Nehrask stands out before me typical of
American history. - In its eurly settlement
I can see a new people. In a more modern
diy. under different skies and under dif
ferent conditions, undergoing the hardships
and deprivations erf the I'llgrlm Fathers
upon the bleak shores of New England and
working out the problems of life and learn
ing the lesson 6f human liberty.
' Expansion and Annexation. '
Nebraska is part "of our nation's acquired
territory and a product of its beneficent
policy of expansion and power of nnnexa-
, tlqn. Every form nnd speclo of objection
to expansion and- annexation has had its
typical example in the Louisiana purchase
of which the Nebraska territory forms
t rt It did not constitute n part of the
- original area of the United States,, bu it
v.as land acquired from a foreign power.
. There-were within the territory unexplored
and unknown -regions. There were in
t luded In its population races of people,
vho apokn-dlvers tongues and strange lan
guages. There were Frenchmen And Spani
ards and Mexicans and ncfrroes and Creoles
i-nd Indians. Hut within fifty years in the
i ebraKka territory alone more than 1.000,000
. American citizens have taken up their hab
lia.ion and lnatead of deterioration toward
. savagery that population now contain-! a
lens percentage of Illiteracy than the peo
r'e of any other state in the American
ttrtlnn
Fifty years ago Europeans and Amerl
rnns believed the Japanese were a seml
lirrbsrous nation, nnd yet today, the peopl
of that country, are giving to the civilized
world lessons In statesmanship and scien
tific warfare that are surprising and start
ling to the best soldiers, diplomats -and
V i ts teamen of the present age. The man
v-ho fnars the progress and safety of our
country because of the semi-barbarous
I eonles who may have found lodgement
somewhere on the lands over which the
American flag has a right to float, mist-ikes
the age In which we live, -and the
beneficent influence of American institu
tions. In fifty years more that army of
American Invaders will transform that bar
barism Into civilisation Jitat as the ngri-
""Viiltural.ilnvadfrs transformed the "Great
American Desert" into a land where now
is found farms and villages, towns and
. rltles, schools .and churches, colleges and
universities. ;' ' ... '".;,, ,
J . Revolution and Pre SolL ,
' The paHSage of 'the Nebraska bill in the
American congress 'was a buttle between
blunts in American statesmanship, who were
l.ghtlhg over again the question of human
l.berty, as our American fathers fought for
ii from the Declaration of Independence to
tii surrender at Yorktown. It- was the
question whether Nebraska should be a
1. Od of liberty, regardless of race, or color,
er previous condition of servitude! or
whether this 77,tuO square miles of new
torrltory should be made a .new homo for
the extension and perpetuation of slavery.
The peculiar character of the political war
fare carried on by the combatants In that
- contest may be well expressed In a colloquv
between two United Status senators. ''Is
It not hard," asked Senator badger or
North Carolina, "if 1 should choose to eml-
f rate to Kansas that 1 should be forbidden
.take my 'old mammy' along with me?"
frienator' Benjamin. F, Wada of Ohio, that
grand old man who rose to the height of
every emergency, Immediately responded:
"The senator entirely mistakes our posi
tion. Wo have not the least objection and
. would oppose no obstacles to the senator's
Tight to migrate to Kansas and taking his
'old mammy' along with him. We only
insist that h,e shall not be empowered to
oil her after taking her there." - In that
contest that higher civilisation prevailed
r-hd the right to buy or sell a black nian
was never . sanctioned on-the soil of, 'pur
r-ta-.e. .. i . . . t . 1
Krkraska Compared to Other states
Nebraska does not loss In prestige when
put into comparison with Its sister states
- if the republic. , In area it Is one of the
largest. If all of New England were an
inland sea it could, be placed within the
limits of Nebraska, and yet It would have
I order land enough around about Its shores
to make up the populous states of New
, ersey snd Pt-lawaro. Its climate, .for all
the yea.- round, is the paradise tor Amerl-
rv hon-ca., Its atmosphere Is clear and
lalubrio-iM. Its genial sunshine In summer
a nnd, br-eir-.g winds In . winter give ,--4--r
In Idlv. lS8. I betran to break ont with
Eczema on my head, legs and arms, and
' began treatment with local doctors, but did
not get much relief. They said the disease
had become chronic. I then quit them
nnd tried various ointments and soaps for
' Another two years, but as' soon' as-cold
weather came I was as bad off as ever, so I
finally decided te let medicine alone, and
for twelve) or thirteen years did nothing
I awards curing the Eczema, except bath
ing. This seemed to do about as much
good as anything I had tried.
.. During the time I lost about one-half of
lny hair. . I began S. S. S. doubtful of a
cure, because the disease had run so long,
but soon discovered your medicine was
doing me good, aud continued to take it.
' 1 usd seven bottles, when I waa com
pletely cure-1, nut having a single spot on
my body, which before was almost oom-
tiletely covered. , F. C. Norfolk.
, 1017 Hackberry Street, Ottuinwa, la.
The head, feet and bauds are usually
the parts affected, though the disease ap
pears on other parts of the body. While
external applications' allay the itchintf and
burning temporarily, it is the acids thrown
" oil by the bluod that cuuse the irritation
and eruptions upon the skin. S. is. S.
neutralizes these acids and cleiLjtl the
. blood of all humors and poiwu and build's
HI
up the entire sys
tem. S. 8. S. is guar
anteed entirely free
of Potash, Aisenic
and othct minerals.
Ourbouk ou.thei.kiti
and its disease will
be -cent fre. Med
ical advice f urnUued
without charge. .
The Swift Spoelflo Cempsay, Atlanta, 6a.
to the body snd clearness to the Intellect.
With Its present production annually of
more than li.,M.u in accumulative
wealth and with Its rapid percentage of
In. rruse it Is rivlnc- youthful evidence of
becoming la its more mature statehood ons
or the greatest common weaiins in tne
union.
Nebraska has already drawn to Itself and
Includes In Its present citizenship more
than 4f).0"O people that have come to it
from its sister stales of the republic. Na
poleon In his days of power gathered from
every giillerv of Europe whatever was of
the richest and best In art and placed them
upon the walla of the Louvre, where he
created a dream of beauty and a glory In
srt fur the pleasure and benefit and culttirs
of the French people. So Nebraska gath
ered from the chlvalrlc of the Carolina
and Virginia, and from the highly cultured
of New England, nnd from the enterprising
of New York, and from the diligent and
venturesome of all She surrounding! states,
thst the old historic desert might be peo
pled with a citizenship which would make
the new state a dream and a glory in state
hood. Nebraska can now Join hands with the
other states west of the Missouri and say
to the east that the west Is no longer a
region of despair. Her gateway does not
bear on Its circling arch the Inscription
that Dante saw over the gate of hell:
"All hope abandon ye who enter here."
On the contrary the gateway of the west
Is as fair as the entrance to Eden. Its pil
lars are of grand proportions, surrounded
bv ripening harvests and beautiful land
scapes, which are suggestive of happiness
and enterprise. Every prospect pleasures,
and on its greatest arrn in the letters of
shining gold and artistic forms .can be
traced:
' "The westland. earth's new Eden,
Messed are they who enter here."
And when you enter, hope will be your
guide, fortune will be your opportunity
and success your crown of reward.
Kwtatra of Nebraska.
I can never think of the past and present
without speculating and areanilr.g upon Ike
future. 1 cannot think or i Athens ana tne
glory of her 'ueparted civilisation and of
tier art widen existed a.Ouo years ago. i can
not think of the gulden era uf huiiun his
tory, wnlch existed i.uuo years ago, without
thinning that posslbiy in some uistant age,
In that measureless future, some new ex
plorer may be found endeavoring to de
cipher inscription on some old peuestal or
uncovering some old ruin of our greatest
temples,- just as archaeologists ate now
doing in the ruins of the oldest known
civilizations of tne world. But when 1 do
so permit my Imagination to wander over
the nehls of uncertain speculation there
always comes back to me the consoling
thouahl. that In all places where tn
undent civilizations have disappeared, that
it Is the civilization of- our age and of our
country that is reaching out its broad and'
liberal hands and clasping all the races of
the Old VVorlu in her kind and loving em
brace, and thus 1 am forced to believe that
our civilization has been created and de
veloped to uplift them, and our government
has come In its Just and proper time to be
the pendulum- which shall regulate the
symmetrical movements of races and people
everywhere. - ''
So that In that future, even though not
so far distant, I can picture in my mind's
eye, the futuro of our stale. Situated as It
is. In the center of the Imperial zone as it
crosses the American continent, that zone
within whose limits the largenc cities have
been built, the greatest of wealth accumu
lated, the Highest civilization attained, I
feci that there will come to the state of
Nebraska a day when it will be the home
of from 10,000,W)0 to 20,000,000 of people, and
when her present metropolitan city shall
have within a radius of 500 miles more
than 40,000,000 of people.
And yet Nebraska la but a small part
of the Louisiana 1'urchaae which this ex
position has been created to celebrate.
How magnificent it Is I An exposition un
surpassed in Its magnitude, unexcelled In
its beauty, the richest In Its wealth of dis
play. - An exposition which has gathered
from the products and' arts of all the world
the most useful and most beautiful and the
best, and arranged them in such accessible
form and placed them within such gor
geous structures of the highest architec
tural art as make the place a wonder and a
glory for the visitation of America's 78,000,-
000 of people. Yet the time has not yet
come when the Louisiana Purchase can be
truly celebrated in all Ita vastnesa and
possible greatnesa. In the cycles of time
trie-Louisiana Purchase will have a wealth,
a population, a power and a strength sur
passing any present day kingdom or em-
Iilre or republic. No man has yet oompre
lended its possibilities. No statesman has
yet fully understood the magnitude of its
importance. No writer has yet been able
to give it appropriate description. But
when the lands that make np the area of
the Louisiana Purchase shall have reached
their full .development In glory and In
Plenty the state of Nebraska will he one of
ihebrightest, stara hi the nation's- galaxy
of states.. ,4, , , . . .
.'' President- Wattles' Speech
Gurdon W.' Wattles, piesident of ths Ne
braska State commission, spoke as lollows:
Nebraska celebrates this year the oen
tennlul of the first exploration by Ameri
cans and tha seml-oentennlul of lis organ
ization as a territory of the! United Stales.
It was on the luth day ot-Juiy, 1804, that
Meriwether Lewis ana Captain OWge A.
Clark, with their intrepid band of ex
plorers, under commission of President
1 homes Jetferson, reached the fortieth
parallel of latitude on their perilous voy
age up the Missouri. From this parallel,
wnlch marks the southern boundary of
. . iu, iu mo loriy-tnira parallel on
'J6, northern boundary consumed a period
of ntij-slx days, and many places of their
encampments on the western Dunks of the
Missouri have been found and marked In
later years. Near the mouth of the Platte
river a stop of six days was made, and
two daring hunters were sent out to. find
and iiivlte the Indians, who wests known
to inhabit this region, to a council. Near
the mouth of the Elkhorn Hvor an Otoe
village was discovered, but all of the In
habitants were away on the chase for
came. After a further search a small
band of Otoe and Missouri Indians was
found near the present site of Fremont,
and they, with others of their tribes, fina..y
met the exploring party on the Ud day of
August near the present rite of Calhoun,
where presents were exchanged and the
Indiana were Informed of the change of
government over the great Louisiana ter
ritory. The air gun on one of the boats
Wtt nr?1d'.'lna ter many expressions of
fi JrT"l "i? yoyos? was continued. Near
the Black Bird creek bands of Omaha In
dians were found, and trinkets were ex
changed with them for corn, which grew
then as now In abundunce on the rlvor
bottoms. In the record!) of this memorable
exploration special mention la made of tne
lulling iuiiu wen suapiea lor settlers.
1IIOU illtt
urasaa ana Joiight r their battles for su
premacy as their uncestors hau done for
centuries before. No white roan disturbed
tnslr aboriginal dreams, and no signs of
civillzlation were to be found.
Beginnings la Nebraska.
Fifty years passed with scarcely any
chuiiae. Steam hud been applied to navi
gatiyn, and the boats of the American Fur
company were making regular voyages uu
the Missouri. Trade relations with the
Indians hud been established. Furs were
thur only products, una these were ex
changed for blankets and buubles. A few
adventurous whites had settled along the
western banks of the rlvr. and thelaiid
ng pluces of the steamboats had taken
the names of lowus. In l64, when by act
of congress. Nebraska was admitted as a
U-rntory, although its boundaries included
the uresont slat and u
and a part of Montana. Wv.mi.,- -VT.i
Colorado, its
white iitiiiiiiAt i
was leas
ths u l.uuO.
uui witn us
ndti,luui..n
cuupled the admlasion of Kansus and ths
!'?.pl?'i.0i:. V16 ,ill4'uui' Compromise, which
question throughout the south and east
and brought to this territory its first Im
migration. Frauds II. Hurt, who had been
appointed governor, died a ftw duys after
irC''J.'HK ,he err,',tory' "llJ " October Id.
UM. 1 nomas 11. Cunung, then secietary of
the territory by vlnu of his onic"; as
sumed the duties and became the first
acting governor of the territory of Ne
braska. No ceremonies or pomp and
pageantry marked the event. No bands of
inusio nor acclaim of populace hailed the
new ruler, whose udvent guvs birth to a
new commonwealth. In simplicity of forni
and yet w th a strength of character sel
dom seen in men. this young ruler began
bis arduous duties and by his wimlom and
courage aid the foundation, on which has
been tuilt a great state. The capitoi was
located at Omaha, and here on January
16. lsue. the trust legislature coSvend
iV"0." ,Uo '"'"Ineiit n the altulrs of
L. Miller, A J. Hanscom. A. J. Popple
ti.n. J. Sterling Morton and Judge B.
JVakelcy. who names have alnce become
bounohuld wolds in Nebraska. -
No country has ever been wrested from
the aviM life of the wlidern0hs and con
verted into ths uses of civilization without
Its hlNtory of privation, adventure and
romance as varied and eventful as tm.
Wildest fancies of the nove'lst. A recital
of the deeds of bravery and aelf-aacrlnVa
of the pioneers of Nlirasli would deal
with all the passions, the disappolntmeuts
and Uit hopes of the human i.eart.
ernes that Have CTtaafead.
Ticture for a moment a vast plain
stretching Srom the Mltmturl river west
wurd to the base of the Kinky mountains,
with a gradual increase of elevation I nun
t.lut feel above the sea level at ths liver
to fee on ths western bound.uy, mis
trai'kies. tret-bs plain, uninhabited save
by savugts. ununta save by wl.'d animals.
Streams fed bv mountain snows flowed
II. rough this land' then ss now, but the!"
W4toa were made turbulent by ti e ralmi
tshli.lt did not piiitiirats Ui aucrusUvl
uattiure ground lor tmlTuli, aii
deer and other wild game. Then the Otoe
the Puwnee, the Omaha and the Sioux
Indians bunted ov,rtha r,puitA. ,..
surface, bsked by th mm since the earth
was formed, and so this country was
called and In fact was a desert. Such was
the condition of Nebraska fifty years aso
when settlement began. At first the pio
neers made homes on ths free government
lands slong the eastern rivers, and until
the advent of the Union Pacific railroad
In Vt&, the Interior of the state made lit
tle progress. The completion of that rail
road In 1K3. gave a great Impetus to set.
tlement along the rich valley of th
Platte, and soon other railroads were
built and attracted settlers by the thou
sand. They came from eastern states
and from foreign countries. They came
without means and endured such hard
ships ss only pioneers can know. The
loneliness of the prairies experienced by
wives and mothers, who left eastern
homea and friends and lived during those
early years in lod houses of the home
steader, far removed from neighbors,
could only be endured by those of Spartan
mould.
But tike the changing scenes of the
kaleidoscope these prairies were made to
bloom and bear their rich harvests of
grain and fruit. The sod houses were re
placed by modem dwellings, schools and
churches were built, towns and cities
sprung up as by magic, counties were or
ganized and civil government established.
Omaha Is the metropolitan -city of Ne
braska. Within ten miles of Its city hall
there fa a population of over 200.000. Within
this city now live men who since their ma
turity entered government land on which
the city stands.
Nebraska's Time of Triumph.
It Is Interesting to note the chang of sen
timent which has taken place throughout
the east regarding those slates which were
formerly dealgnated as a part of the Great
American Desert. In the discussions in tl.e
lulled W'.ates senate In 1Hu3, on the
lo
tion of confirmation of the treaty purchase
of the Louisiana Territory, much opposi
tion was developed. Senator Whbe of Dela
ware said In ns of those -debates: "If
Louisiana should aver be Incorporated into
the union I believe It will be the greatest
curse that could at present befall us. Our
citizens will be removed to the immense
distance of two or three thousand miles
from the capital of the Union, where they
will scarcely ever feel the rays of ths gen
eral government: the;r affections will be
come alienated; they will gradually begin
to view us as strangers, they will fuim
other commercial connections, and our In
terests will become distinct and I do say
that under existing circumstances, even
supposing that this extent of territory was
a desirable acauiaition. Iln.0uU.U0O was a
most enormous sum to give." Otnera
spoke in the same strain, little dreaming
i that within one hundred years the annual
products of one state in this territory
would be worth twenty times the whole
purchase price. In 1&8 the North Ameri
can Review said of this region: "The peo
ple of the United States have reached their
inland western frontier, and the banks of
the Missouri river are the shores at the
termination of a vast ocean desert over
one thousand miles In breadth which It is
proposed to travel. If at all, with caravans
of camels and which interpose a final bar
rier to the establishment of large commu
nities, agricultural, commercial or even
pastoral." Even as late as ten years ago,
when suffering the disasters of pania and
drouth, eastern Journals were filled with
dire accounts of conditions in Nebraska,
and weie prophesying mat this state wotiid
never recover from the temporary troubles
which then encompassed it. But out of the
clouds of misfortune wnlch then surrounded
hor, with mighty strength she arose. Her
people discharged their debts, and her
banks are now loaning their surplus lit
eastern markets. , .Today the east looks to
ward Nebraska and other western states
with confidence and Interest. Eastern
newspapers aro daily speculating on the
condition of our crops, for on their condi
tion depends the earnings of great rahway
systems. Eastern bankers are anxiously
Inquiring how much of our surplus funds
win lie temporal withdrawn to handle
the crops, and. eastern financiers are no
longer afraid to Invest In our enterprises,
for we are engaged in the most stab.e busi
ness in the world. We are producing the
bread and meat and other products the
world must have. It is now recognized that
within the territory bounded by the Great
Ijtkes on the east, the Canadian border on
the north, the Kocky mountains on ths
west and the Gulf of Mexico on the south
lies the garden of th earth. This produc
tive land Is the richest heritage of the na
tion. Its development within the past cen
tury has addtd more to human happiness
and the material uplifting of all mankind
than any other. factor in past nistory. witn
its necessities as an inspiration to ths
genius of our countrymen they have un
locked the secrets of nature and applied
the hidden forces of th.3 earth to eliminate
space, time and labor. The keel boat of
Lewis -and Clark first gave place to the
steamboat and later to tha mighty engine
which carries us in a single night the dis
tance! they traveled in thrJe months. The
markets of the world have been brought
to our doors, and our produots.are soli In
every civilized country ort the globe.' N ght
has been turned into day, and 'our homea
are filled with luxuries and comforts un
dreamed or n ccniury ago.
When I view the magn'flcent achieve
ments of the west, as portrayed within the
palaces of this grand exposition, and note
the extent these achievements have added
to the happiness of mankind, I sometimes
wonder if the millenlum mentioned in holy
writ has not come. And when I think that
we are living amid the atlrring scenes
which have inspired men to do such won-,
d-ers as surrounds us here. I am led to ex
claim: Fortunate Indeed is he, who lives in
this age of progress, and thrice fortunate
if he lives under the benign influences of
our great republic, which guarantees lib
erty and equality to all.
Formalities at Festival halll having ended
the Nebraskans repaired to the east
navtilon of the cascades, where luncheon
was sproad. The exposition officials were
present as guests also. The cafe is one
made famous by Mrs. Sarah" Rohrer.
culinary lecturer, who conducts it. Despite
cool weathtr the floral decorations were
picturesque.
Transmlsalaslppl Congress Meets. '
In response to the official call 800 dele
gates to the Transmlssisslppl commercial
congress assembled today In Congress hall
In ths World's fair grounds. The feature
of the opening session was ths excep
tionally large attendance of visitors, which
evidenced the general Interest centered on
Its proceedings.
During tha sessions of the congress, which
continue through Saturday, matters of Im
portance to residents of the Transmlssis
slppl region will be discussed, such as
"Irrigation," "Good Roads," "River Navi
gation" and "Interstate Commerce Laws."
Previous to ths opening of the session a
meeting of , the executive committee was
held at which It was decided to limit the
report of the committee on resolutions to
500 words. It was also decided to hold
only one session dally.
Following the invocation offered by 'Rev.
Michael Burnham of St, Louis the meeting
was called to order by the chairman of the
executive committee, Hon. Thomas Rich
ardson of Portland. Ore. In a short Intro
ductory addreaa Mr. Richardson presented
the president Of the congress, R. C. Kerens
of St. Louis, who delivered an address.
After addresses of welcome had been
delivered by Piesident Francli of the ex
position and President H- H. Wfrnes of the
St. Louis Merchants' exchange, who spoke
on behalf of Mayor Wells snd tha Buslnesi
Men's, association, responses were made by
the vice presidents of the several states
represented In the congress.
Alexander H. Revell of Chicago Was thenl
Introduced. He spoke cn ths subject, ''A
Single Six-Tear Presidential Term."
Batter Makers Meet.
With an attendance of 600 delegates the
eleventh annual meeting of ths National
Buttermakers' association convened today
on the World's lair grounds. President
H. J. Nleterl of Walker, la,, presided.
Addresses were made by Frederick W.
Taylor, chief of the World's' fair depart
ment of agriculture; E. W. Wentworth
of Stats Center, la.; P. H. KlefTer of
Manchester, la., and A. J. Glover of Elgin,
111. '
Dear Show OpeBS,
Judging . In ths World's fair dog show
commenced today and will contlnut
through Friday. The entries Include 'dogs
from famous kennels in this country and
Europe to which prizes aggregating I1S.OO0
will be awarded.
Largs's Whiskey pets Uraaa Prise.
BT. LOUIS, Oct. .-(Speclal Telegram.)
Largs whisky, the Monongahela Rye, dis
tilled by ths Largs Distilling: company,
Pittsburg, Pa., was today given grand prise
by the World's fair Judges.
As t Clover Leaf Meettasr.
FRANKFORT. Iiid..,Oct. 26 -Superintendent
McArdle 'of ths Toledo, St. Louis
Western railroad (the Clover Leaf), said
today that ths stockholders' meeting to
bs iii-ld here tomorrow would be fur lb
sola purpose of electing dlre-clur and noth
ing as to the future ut the fuad would be
auuuuuoisd, . .
SPORTS OF A DAT.
IS VESTS O THIS RISSHGI TRACKS
Little Km Wlaa the Asaaamasett Sell-
Is-ar Stakes at Jamaica.
VCW vnpv i-txt Utile Em. hear-
lly played at i to 1. won the Amagansett
selling stakes at Jamaica iuij. canteen,
the 4 to 6 favorite, was never dangerous,
finishing a bad fourth. Dirk Bernard
made the nare to the far. where Little Km
went to the front, winning eased up eight
lengths. Results:
First race, six furlongs: Merry Lark (3
to 1) won. Escutcheon aecona, Jerry v;
third. Time: 1:131
Hf.nr.nrt mil and BPVentY VSrdft.
selling: Snvona ( to 1) won. Prince Chlng
second, f unnyslde tnira. lime;
Third race, five and one-half furlongs:
Druid (7 to 2) won. Belligerent second.
Juvenadaga third. Time: l.vi.
Fourth rare the Amasansett stakes, sell
Ing, mile and Sixteenth: Little Em (5 to 1)
won. Lord Badge second, Irish Witch third.
Time: !:,
Fifth race, mile and sixteenth, selling:
The Huegenot (60 to 1) won. Glisten second.
uarnisn intra, lime: i:w.
Sixth race, five and one-half furlongs:
Sunray ii to II won, Inspiration second,
Witch Hazel third. Time: 1:08.
CrtlCAGO. Oct. 26. Results at Worth:
First race, six furongs: Foxmeade ft to
U won, Uus Heldorn secona, Harrington
third. Time: 1:14.
Second race, -five furlongs: Pel ham ( to
i won, Smithy Kan second, tilshop foole
I ihlrri. Tlm- 1:02.
Tnira race, six runongs: nir cnnar ti
to 21 won, Rush second. Mayor Johnson
third. Time: 1:134.
Fourth race, mile and eighth: Branoea
(11 to fi) won, Ahola second, Luralighter
third Tlm: 1 -Mli.
Fifth race, mile and a quarter: Nlxus (4
to b) won, Annora J second. Little i-lkin
third. Time: J:08i.-
Slxth race, six furlongs: Ivan tha Terri
ble (3 to 2) won. Colonel Ruppert second,
Michael Burns third. Time: 1:13.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 26. Results at ' La
tonia: First race, six and one-half furlongs:
Bob Franklin (16 to 6) won. Gigantic sec
ond, The Laurel third. Time: 1:21'.
Second race, five furlongs: Mum (1 to 2)
won, Erla Lee second, Bonnie Sue third.
Time: 1:00.
Third race, mile: Showman (6 to 1) won,
King of the Valley second. Varro third.
Time: 1:41U i
Fourth race, ix furlongs: Henry Lyons
(7 to 6) won, Ethel Kreckler-second, For
tuny third. Time: 1:14K.
Fifth race, six and one-half furlongs:
Ethel Davis (15 to 1) won. Vestry second,
Rachel Ward third. Time: 1:21.
Sixth race, . five and one-half furlongs:
Exalted (2 to 1) won, Colonel White seo
ond, Milton Young third. Time: 1:07.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26. Results at Delmar
park:
First race,' five and .one-half furlongs,
selling: Besale Mc (6 to 1) won, Derothy
Dodd second, Telephone Belle third. Time:
1:09.
Second race, five and one-half furlongs:
Bob Furt (12 to 6) won, Major Carpenter
second. Baggerly third. Time: 1:09A.
Third race, six furlongs, selling: Lasso
(6 to 1) won, Felix Mozzes second, Gas
conne third, i Time:- 1:16.
Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth, purse:
Lubin (18 to 6) won, Taby Tosa second, Sam
Craig third. Time: 1:4S.
Fifth race, seven furlongs, selling: Gay
Llszette (9 to- 10) won, Mafalda second,
Miss Manners third. Time: 1:27.
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth: Marlln
(9 to 6) won. Triple Silver second, Main
spring third. Time: 1:494.-
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 26. Results at Elm
Ridge.-
First race,' five and a half furlongs:
Silent Water (4 to 1) wn. Venator second,
Precious Stone third. Time: 1:07.
Second race, four and a half furlongs:
Azellna (4 to 6) won. El otros second,
Mildred Law third. Time: 0:544
Third race, six furlongs: McGee (2 to 1)
won, otto stltel secona, uuivay tnira
Time: 1:12. ....
Fourth race, mile and an eighth: William
Wright (3 to 1) won, Barlylte second, Alma
ourour tnira. Time: i:t."fc.
Fifth race, seven furlongs: Toledo (2 to
1) won. Hippocrates second, Formaster
th rd. Time: 1:27V.
Sixth race,, mile and a half: Neversuch
(11 to 10) won, BugU Horn second. Harbor
third, xiraa; 2:.
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HARNESS - RACING
AT MEMPHIS
Sweet Marie Wins the Free-for-All
I Trot l Straight Heats.
MEMPHIS. Oct. 25. Sweet MaHe.'the
California .mare, easily won the free-for-
all trot today. at the driving park, beating
or. stronsr "handily in straight heats.
Sweet Marie was' never fully ex, ended and
her time in the second heat la considered
verv low.
Prince 'Alert' waa sent against l:69Vx
pacing, but failed. Lou Dillon was sent an
exhibition -mile-to beat 2:01 for trotters
Accompanied by a runner on the side, the
Billings mare finished the mile in 2:024,
Bhe tired badlv at t lie nnlsn. The unnn
l.shed wagon race, with amateur drivers,
was not continued today, summaries:.
Free for all,, trotters, 11,000 two In three
Sweet Marie, b. m. (McDonald) 1 .
Dr. Strong, gr. g. (Speer) 2 !
Ozanam, br. m. (Benyon) ...4 i
Snyder McGregor, ch. g. (Hogan) 8
Time: 2:07. 2:06.
2:17 trot, Jl.oOO, two in three!
Colonel H.. b. m.. (Dean). 1 :
Kmlly Letcher, b. m. (Rea) 3 2
Hackman Boy, b. h. (Ws-ner) 4
Enchantress, ch. m, (Geers) 1
Polndexter, b. g. (Nlles) , 6
Anna Gay, b. m. (Thomas) 6
Time: 2:14V.. 2:13.
Emerald stakes, 2:08 pace, 12,100, two In
three:
John M.. blk. c. (8 Dear) 3 1
Locanda, br. h. (Snow) 1 4 2
Nathan Straus, b. g. (A. Thomas). ...4
Gallagher, b. g. (James) 2 S
Timer 2:03. 2:02. 2:06.
Prince Alert, b. h., by Crown Prince, to
beat 1. 69V. pacing: failed. Time: 2:td
Lou Dillon, ch. m., by Sidney Dll.on. to
beat 2:01. trotting; failed. Time: 2:02ft.
BASE BALL MEN ARB MEETING
Representatives of All Minor League
Teams Assemble in New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. Owners of the base
Dan ciuds ana representatives irom every
prominent base ball league In the United
Statra. with the exception of the two major
organizations, assembled at the Victoria
hotel today, where the fourth annual con
vention of the National Association of Pro
fesslonHl Base Ball Leagues was called to
order by President P. T. Powers. The
board of arbitration held a session yeater
day which lasted until nearly midnight, and
the hoarlng of claims and disputes was re
mimed early today. The claim of II. W.
Bwalm against the Waterloo, la,, club waa
allowed 'and the charges preferred by the
jazoo tjiiy ciun against ftuoeri iioiriermel
were dismissed. Clarence Nelson was
awarded to Houston, Tex. Denver ' will
firohably be selected ror next year s meet
ng.
Among the- matters scted upon by the
board or arbitration which were approved
by the association when reported today
were the following! The decision of the
national commission In the case of Player
Roach was reversed and Roach was nr.
dered back from the Portland, Ore., club
10 ine cuite, inonr., team.
In the caae of Player Dalrymple of the
Oskalooaa, la., team, who apDlled for his
release therefrom. It was ruled that unless
that club could show a contract with him
his release must ha arra4ited.
The Pittsburg National league team was
ornerea to snow a contract or release for
Player Harry McLeer of. the Omaha team,
who wna alleged to be reserved by the
major league club.
. WITH THE BOWLERS.
On the Omaha Bowling association al
leys last evening the Waverleya won three
games from the Black Kate. The feature
of the evenlnar'a contest waa th uA ii,ir
of the Black Kata. Scoret
WAVERLETS.
1st
1W7
.1
2d. M. Total.
10" 210 M7
l' 162 66
" 1K2 . 672
212 17 GDI
MA 179 b2l
w m tiot
rs.
Jd. d. Total
li 1H3 616
17 18 616
146 215 (4!
IK 212 6M
194 151 6.6
T lo Uti
Hodires ...
Griffiths ...
Molyneaux
Cochran ...
.1M0
.211
.178
Reed
I
Totals
...:.103
BLACK KA
1st
181
101
ISO
88
Nelson ....
Heft
Greenleaf
Sutton ....
Hull ,.
Totals
Waats Bi Foot Ball Gam.
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 25. President
Northrup of ths University of Minnesota
has received a telegram from Pres dent
Francis of the Louisiana Purchase exposi
tion, rormaiiy inviting tne Minnesota fooM
ball team to play the Michigan foot ball
leant iur ir.e western rnainpionsnip In the
Stadium at St. Louis on a date to b set.
A similar Invitation has been sent to
President jAngell at Ann Arbor.
Chassg-laashlp
Paol Tssrssaiait,
BT. LOUIS Oct. 2.-In tonight's
at ths championship pool tournament,
play
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125 to 89. Clearwater made a high run of
43. The standing of the players tonignt is
as follows:
Keogh
DeOro
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Sherman" .;
Clearwater,
Hueston J
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Won.
Lost,
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I,.nli Underwear Gets Highest Award
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25. (Special Telegram )-
World's fair Judges gave grand prize to
Lewis Knitting company, Janesville, Wis.,
on union suits and underwear.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair in Nebraska, and Kansas Today-
Rain in, Eastern Iowa
Today.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Forecast of
the weather for Wednesday
iday: ,
For Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and
Wyoming Fair Wednesday and Thursday.
For Missouri and Iowa Fair In weot,
rain east portions Wednesday; Thursday
fair and colder.
For the Dakotas Fair and colder Wed
nesday; Thursday fair.
Local Record,
OFFICE OF TUB WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. Oct. 2i. Oilu-ial record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
tne correspouuing uuy
years:
Maximum temperature..
Minimum temperature..
Mean temperature
PreclDltatlon
of the litHt tlirns
1904. 1903. 1902. 1901.
,62 66 78 75
,35 44 . 63 hi
44 65 6 64
, .00 .00 T .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day since March 1:
Normal temperature 49
niu.h,ni-v fur the day o
Total deficiency slncu March 1 1C6
Normal precipitation .07 Inch
Deficiency for tho day .07 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 24.09 inches
Lieucliency sine JViaicn I uicnea
itiu for cor. nerlod. l'J03 . 2.6S Inches
Denoiency for cor. period. 19u2... 2,34 Inches
Reports from stations at-T p,
CONDITION OF TUB
WEATHER.
Omaha, clear
Valentine, clear
North Platte, clear
Cheyenne, clear ....
Salt Lake,' clear ....
Rapid City, clear ...
Huron, clear
WIUiHton, clear
Chicago, cluooy.....
St. lxi u Is,- clear
St. Paul, cloudy
Davenport, cloudy ..
Kansas City, clear ..
Havre, clear
Helena, clear
Bismarck, cloar
Galveston, cloudy ...
T Indicates traee of precipitation.
L..A. WEI.8H, Icul Forecaster.
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