Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 10, 1893, Page 7

B> AN ARRAY 0F ANTIQUE STIFFS Bkeletons of Man and Beast from the Graves of Vanished Ages, SOME MONSTERS OF HIDEOUS MIEN A Siber Mammoth Heads the Proces: #10n, with the Megatheriam, the Tohthyo- snur, the Prerosaur, and a Generous Assortment of Mummies. WonLp's Fam Grousns, CHioaco, Aug. 31 o-[Special to Tue Bee.|—There are few things on earth that are intended to make a man feel smaller and at the same time make him more fully realize his insignificance than to take a trip through the room, corridors, nooks and crannies of the Anthropological building, located fust below the borders of the south pond and not far from the exhibits of the French colonies. Lot the average man spend aday in this building and he goes Away possessing o mind that is badly clouded with doubt, and at once starts to thinking that possibly the story to the effect that the creation of the world was an event that took place only about 6,000 years agois justa trifio fishy. % In many respects the contents of the bullding constitute one great museum, gathered by scientists and anatomists from all of the out of the way places on the face ot the globe, and exhibited here under one roof and fora single vrice of admission. The facts are that allof thecivilized nations have contributea to the collection, taking the rarest exhibits from their musoums in order to make the big show. Apparently they have got everything that over existed in. on or above the earth from the time when Noah was a whimpering, kid and up to and including the present date. To the average observer the collection of antiquated animals probably proves as inter- esting ns anything that is seen, and makes him feel that ho is in greater luck to live now. than during the ages which have passed away without leaving any history behind to fix dates or establish facts. The King of Bonsts. So far as being the chamber of horrors is coucerned, the upper gallery, in the south end of the building, lays claim to the honor and proudly walks away with the prize, for there it is that you sce the remains of the roat monsters which are reputed to have ived during the Devonian period as well as those which have been doing business on this mundane sphoro during subse- quent ages. Take for mstance the great mastodon which lords it over all of the great creatures of times rolled away and he sur- prises everybody. Of course the creaturo is not in the blood and the flesh, but he is there in form, giving you u correct idea of what he was when alive and was rollicking over the vast unhabited fields of an unknown world, which might and which mightnou have been “inhabited by human beings, This specimen, which, by the way, is said tobe the finest extant, was discovered in northern Russia, nearSagastry, some twenty years ago, by some peasants who were gath- ering wood. At that time it was partially imbedded in the ice and drift. The find was reported to Dr. Fraas, an eminent Russian anatomist, who soon repaired to the spot to investigate. [n making his researches he copoluded that It must have existed at the time of the glacial period, and that when the freezing spell -~ came on it was one of the victims that ~was caught in' the sea of {ce, succumbing to the fnevitable. Although wolves and other wild animals had feasted upon the carcass enough of it was left to show.the form and general appearance. Hiring a large number of men the carcass was dug from the ico and drift and transported to St. Petersburg, whero tho animal. was robuilt and placed in_ the Russian museum. atchies - of tbe skin, with - the hair of the mastodon, were found, so that the matter of rebuilding was not such a difficult task. A few. years after the re- building of the monster nad been completed Prof. Ward, tho great American museum builder, happened to be in St. Potersburg, and seeing the specimen, succeeded in secur: it for his collection at Rochester, N. Y.. where it has since remained until it started on its trip to vthe World’s fair. A A Poem in Figures, Most people have seen elephants and many of them have seen Jumbo, who was Barnum's animol, which took all of the premiums_at the couniry fairs, but thore never was a day when Junibo was in it with Prof. Ward's mastodon. When hoe was alive without doubt this particular mastodon was the largest animal in the country and, as rebuilt, the measuroments show that ho was sixteen feet high, that his extreme length was twenty-six feet, that his body was thirty " feot in circumference and that the soles - . of the s of his feet were threo feet i diameter each. His tusks, two of which he carried, were twelve inches in diameter at the base, meas- uring fourteen feot in length and' being twelve feot ween tips. As he stands today a tall man can walk between his post- Hku{egfl. stand upright and not touch the body. The whole exterior 1s covered with long, thick, black hair, which might tend to indicate that the mastodon preferred to live in a cold climate, Tho dis- tance between the tips of the tusks, so the scientists dver, leads them to form the opinfon that the creature lived in a prairie country, arguing that if he had not the tusks would have been n %n)nl impediment to travel, as they would have caught the trees and seriously impeded his locomotion. In form the mastodon ranks in the same category with the ele- hant of the present day, und might have an his great-grandfather. Lot this be as it may. the old Siberian mammoth is here on exhibition, enjoying u bodily resurrection, with Dr. F'raas as the angel who was in at the resurrection day. Skeletons Galore, While the old mammoth attracts attention, he does not have a monopoly by any means, for the megatherium comes in for his share, notwithstanding the fact that all of which he can boast is a plaster cast skeloton, well wired together. Thereal truth is that there was never auy great amountof the megu- therium discovered, mnuqn somo of his bones were located on the level plains be- tween the Straits of Magellen and Brazil, in South America. When the scientists got hold of these boues they at once made some calculations and shortly thereafter built up tho skeleton of the créature, using plaster for the purpose. While they admit that they do not mow much abput the miogather- fum, they rezurd him as one of the creatures o pust, Studying the character of the bones which were founa and the na- ture of tho drift in which they were located, the learned men ureue that they lived upon the land and fed upon the herbage. At any rate, us built up and exhibited, he would have been a dreaded enemy, for standing senu-erect he is o giant, having a spinal col- umn fifteen and one-half feet in length and a thigh bone larger than that of the mastodon, His hind legs look morve like the great sup- ports of massive bridge than like organs of locomotion. The head 1s diminutive and taperlike, terminating in a long snout, point- ing skyward, while the tail, which was oyi- dently intended to support the creature upon its haunches, mfully ten feet in length, and ut its base, not less than three feet in diawe- tor, terminating in a sharp boney point, which looks as though it might have been intended to be used as & weapon to defend the owner from the attacks of his enemies. 1f you can umagine this frame clothed with flesh and skin, towering up eighteen feet in the air, then vou have an idea what the wegatherinm must have been, e fact that the creature walked upon its haunches has led the sclentitic men to beliove that It lived subsequent to the Devonian period and lung before the earth received hor king. . Another Mammoth Freak, Sowme museum bhas exhivitod the plaster cast of an ichthyosaur to show that animal lifo existed when, according to the theory of the men of learned writ, the whole urfy e of the now productive earth was nothicg but a marsh and & quagmire. An accow- vertificate attempts L gave a short ot the reason why the - cast «of the ichthyosaur was maago. It furnishes thewformation that in South America and betweon two layersof solid limestons the complete and perfect outline of the form of the auimal was found. The specimen on exhibition is ten feet long and six teot at its greatest girth, having a fishlike vortebra, with head and teeth of the crocodile and whalelike paddies to propel it through tne mud or water in which it existed. While the itchthyosaur might have been a formidable enemy of mankind, had mankind existed in those days, he could not have been a marker to the pterosaur, which hanes on a great iron hook, not far from the skeletor of | the whale and localed in_the extreme end of the south gallery of the building. There is nota man on earth today who ever gazed upon a live pterosaur, but the imprint of one's form was found in a limestone quarry in one of the southern states. and at_once & noted scientist wont to work and built up & pterosaur which answors for all practical purposes. This follow, providing he stretched out, would be twelve foet from beak to tail, but as he does not do anything of tho kind the Hgures may be siightly off. It can be truthfully said, however, that tho made up form may be either that of a rep- tile, or olse that'of a bird. It has long, leathery wings, measuring twenty-five feet from tip to tip, with the head and body of & reptile and doublo rows of teeth, some of whick are fully three inches in length, all as sharp as knives, indicating that his food was flesh instoad of herbage. About the same time that the peterosaur was paddling around in the mud or flying through the air, or possibly a few ages later, the glyptodon appeared upon the scene of action. This glyptodon, which is now on oxhibition, is alleged to be a por- tion of ‘the original one which is allogod to huve been found in France some years ago, and, like the mastodon, has boen rebult. using the portion found for a model. Noue of the great men ever having seen a glyptodon, in building one thore was noth- ing'left for them to do but to figure from the scattercd remains which thoy could quietly gather together.’ In this instance the glyptodon which has found its way into the Authropological building is liko a turtle, aside from the fact that there never was o turtlo that ever attained one-twentieth of thesize. The follow is a quadruped, pre- sumably of tho armoaillo family, standing six fectin height and ten feot in breadth, which makes it larger than the fat ox in the live stock show. Tho shell is severar inches in thickness, while the head is nearly as largoas a flour barrol, the mouth being supplied with two rows of sharp, strong fluted teeth. The man in charge of the ex- hibit tells the spectators that the creature trod the marshes of the Devonian period and that it one could be capturcd today he would furnish the stock for enough turtle soup to last the whole of Omaha during the next month, but of' courso this man does not know, as his ouly information has been guthered from the books. The Grave Yard of Burled Ages. Aside from these remains, there are many others which are equally as curious and in- teresting, but. they have all belonged to the dead ages, ages in which the masses feel a less interest than in the outcome of the silver and bread ‘question, though as they turn away from all that is 1eft of the monsters of the past they won- der what kind of a world this was several millions of years ago. When they think of going out in the back yard and coming face to face with an ichthyosaur, or one of his associates, they at_once conclude that it 1s better to live now and be poor than to have lived during those years, even if they could have been the leaders in socicty and the bosses of all of the wards which were down a8 the unorganized territory at the time when Adam had that escapade in the de- lightful and famous garden of Eden. Few people there aro who come to the fair to look at a grave yard, but all who go through the Anthropological building have an_opportunity of seeing one which may have dated bacik to the daysof Moses, for there is no evidenco to show when it was commenced nor when it was abandoned. Grave yards, as a rule, are gruesome things, = but this one is is not so much so as some, simply dn account of llsé.)fluclpul object being to make history and add a few pages to that which has al- ready been mude, ) The particular burying ground referred to 1810cated on the matm floor, near the ceuter of the building, and has many of the char- acteristics of o well regulated morgue, for there are the aged and dilapidated corpses of fully fifty persons lying about in as many places. Day ard night the place is strongly guarded to prevent visiting coroners from slippivg in, holding inquests and claiming their fees. These remains were brought from Peru, South America, and are exhibited for the purpose of establishing the fact that the western continent was inhabited by a race of intelligent people long centuries before Christopher Colon Columbus was ushered in upon the stage of action. In every instance the remains are com- pletely and perfectly mummified, showing that the undertakers of those ages were up in their line of business. The graves which were desecrated to make this disvlay are upon a high table land on_the coast of Peru, between the Andes and the ocean, and is an old burying ground, many of the mummies being found eighteen and “twenty feet below the surface. The soilin which they are planted is a light sandy loam and to find them the scientists and relic hunters go prodding nlong with sharp iron rods, which they run into the earth. When this rod strikes the hard and solia flesh the scientist digs out the mummy for the purpose of throwing some light upon the customs and habits of past generations, while the other fellow digs it out, hoping that he will find gold, silver or precious stones, However, nothing of value has ever been found in any of thegraves, On the original field the graves are not to exceed four feet apart, with the rogularity of distance always be- ing observed. Mummlies the Word, | The muwmies furnish the dumb nforma- tion that in those aays it was the custom to bury the corpse ina sitting posture, with the” knees drawn up to the chin and the hands holding the feet, the head inclining slightly to the right. The remains on exhi- bition ~establish the fact that when in the flesh the people of an- cient Peru were skilled in .somo of the arts of the present day, for in the graves are found finely woven woolen cloths, articles of glazed pottery and ruue implements of the chase, besides quantities of corn_and.other grains, such us barley and rye. The fact that they belonged to a peaceful race is established by the fact that in no grave has an implement of wa fare been pe found. ~All of the mum- mies which have been disinterred huve been found bound up in coarse clothes, wrapped with twisted ropes, ' That the inhabitauts of the Colombian lmuorl field existed before the conquest of Peru is made apparent by the fact that whon that event ‘took place all of the natives de- scribed in history wero large, bony fellows with straight black haw liko that of the American Indian, while the mummies which have been brought from the far away couutry show a race small 1 stature, with {ong and fine curly hair, dark in most instauces, but that on some of the heads is a pronounced blonde color. Indications point to the fact thut the old-timers rawsed dogs as well as grains, for in one mummy cloth, bound u‘h with an aged ch, there are the well preserved re- of a yellow dog of the mongrel cur fawily, with a white stripe in the fuce. Pre- sumably the old Peruvian was the owner of the pup, which evidently was buried alive when the old man passed in his checks, for the four legs of the animal are tied together with a long red belt and a grin of sadness and pain is apparent in his dogship's face, Inanother of the cloth caskets there-are the remains of a young mother and her boy babe, Coaclusive evidence that tho mother was xuunlL in years is furnished by the fact that her brow fails to show auny of the tell. ing wrinkles of care. In her arms she clasps the mummy of the light-haired child, which rests iwa peaceful maurer upon her bosom, Aucient Egyptians. Not to bo bebind Peru in the mummy busi- ness, the land of the Pharoahs exhibits a number of fine and ancient specimens, but the odds are against Egypt, both in point of numbers and in the quality, as well as in the manner of preservation, for while the Peru. vian specimens are in perfect condition, those from Pharoah laud are ragged aund show the effect of travel. Moxico, Central America aud a number of the states have pitted their mummies against those of Peru, but they are noi in it for @ mioute, though Ohio shows sowe fairly good specimens of ancient mound builders, while South Dakota walks Lo the front with half a dozen petvified men, found in the caves and caverns of the Black Hills , or in the Bad Lands. Potrified men, however, have lost caste withi the rank aud file of the people, a great l | THE _OMAHA DAILY BEE: many of whom regard them as Cardiff giant fakes. though ono fine spocimen taken from an Jowa mound possesses fairly good draw. ing qualities. The savages of some of the countries in Central Africa wero induced to exhibit weapons of the chase, and as a result one corner of the buildiag contains enough spears, clubs, boomerangs and rough coats of mail to fill a small gouna, while not far | away are tho wrotched firearms of the war- riors of Soudan. Stone jdols and false gods show up on every hand, having been brought here from places whore the faces of the missionaries have not been seen and the words of God have not yot been heard. Graesome Things. An clectric chair, said to be the one used in the New York penitentiary, as an experi- ment, attracts considerable ‘attention, as it s in exactly the same condition as it was when the electrocuted man was removed. It is a heavy, oak piece of furniture with high back and arms, both ends of the wire which helped to complete the deadly eircuit being still ihtact, one being located so that it would come in contact with the base of the brain and the other fitting snug up against the small of the back. Right in this connection it might be well to mention that it was the intention to have exhibited a lot of the instruments of torture used in olden tin 48 well as the instroments which burglars and safe crackers use in plying their trade, but the fair management put its foot down and declared that such an exhibition would tend to corrupt the minds and morals of the visitors to the building. A short distance from the Anthropological building representatives of some of the eastern Indians have pitched their tents, where they spend their time smoking cheap tobacco and making still cheaper baskets, which they work off on the unsophisticated at prices which in point of elevation can compare with nothing except n World's fair lunch. Alook at these people is conclusive evidenco that they are tho scions of a rapidly departing race, as they are all old men and still older wom Possibly there may be some youngsters at home, but none of them have been brought to the fair. Old John Otheraay, who boasts of beinz an Os- wego and the last relative of the Indian who issaid to have saved the life of one Captain John Smith, points to his record, which is pasted on the wall, and declares that he is 119 years of age, No person has yet disputed the statement, for John looks as though he might have weathered double that number of years, but ho is an Indian still and will dio one. Like the Sioux of the western plains, these eastern Indians love idleness and would pre- fer a chunk of meat cooked in the ashes to a square meal at the Palmer house. 'They have all caught the spirit that pervades the atmosphere of Midway and always huve something vo sell, having the idea that when you return to your home you should take somothing that will cause you to remember the day when you visited their wigwams. PERCIVAL. L e— Last acts of the Bicketts today at Courtland beach, both aft. and eve. e Lt e iy SCHOOL DISTRICTS. Changes In the Boundaries as Agreed Upon by the Board. In making changes in the boundaries of the school districts, the Board of Education has endeavored to consult the interests of all concerned, havingin view the greatest good to the greatest number, and hopes that everybody will be satisfied with the changes made, which involve redistricting those portions of the city belonging to the Cen- tral, Franklin, Windsor Place, Cass and Lothrop schools. Following is a list of the new boundaries decided upon: Central school: Bounded on the east by Seventeenth street, beginning at the north- east corner of Seventeenth and Webster, the line is south on Seventeenth to Harney, west on Harney to Nineteenth, south on Nine- teenth to St. Mary's avenue, west on St. Mary’s avenuo to Twenty-fourth, north to Half Howard, west to Twenty-sixtn, north to Farnam, east to Twenty-fifth, north to Dodge, west to Twenty-seventh, north to Webster and east to the place of beginning at the corner of Seventeenth and Webster, Franklin school: Beginning at the corner of Thirty-second and Cuming, the line is north on Thirty-second to Hamilton, east to Thirtieth, north to Yates, west to the west line of the cemetery, north to Lake, west to Belt Line, south to Franklin, east to Lowe avenuo, south to Charles, east to Pleasant, south to Cuming and east to Thh'l{-sscund. Windsor Place school: From Hanscom park south on Lyman ‘to Wright, west to "Chirty-first, south to railroad tracks, on the tracks to the Belt Line, north to Ceuter, east to Hanscom park, south on west sido of park to Creighton avenue, east on Creighton avenue to the point of beginning. Cass school: The west boundary on Seventeenth street 13 extended north on Seventeenth to Nicholas, thence east to tho river. Lothrop school: From the corner of Manderson and Twentj-eighth, south on Twenty-eighth to Locust, east to Twentieth, north to Binney, east to Sherman avenue, north to Manderson, west to the place of beginning. The line follows the middle of the streets named. — - WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS. Jobbers of the Missourl Valley Hold a Largely Attended Session. Omaha wholesale druggists yesterday en- tertained the Wholesale Druggists Associa- tion of the Missouri Valley at the Commer- cial club, The organization includes jobbing drug- gists from Sioux City, Omaha, Council Bluffs, Atchison, Lincoln, Kansas City, St. Joseph and Hastings, and meets three or four times a year on u social basis, more for the purpose of keepiug up social amenities and continuing friendly relations than for “‘talking shop,” which seems to be a pastime that does not enter largely, into the organ- ization’s plans for entertaining itself. Tho association me: yesterday morning and discussed various matters, adjourning for luncheon, which was had about 2 o’clock, after which an afternoon session was held, continuing until about 4 o'clock. At that time the members and their guests ad- Jjourned to meet at the ofice of the Richard- son Drug company fora trip to Courtland beach, Most of the visiting members re- turned in time to take evening traivs for their respective homes. C. I. Weller is president of the organiza- tion and Churles J. Daubach secretary. All those cities holding memberships were represented, with the exception of Sioux City. Among the members and guests present were Messrs. E. 2. Bruce, C.F. Weller, F. M. Ferguson, Marland, S. M. Ware, H. C. Cole, Kugene Duval, C. A. Starr, J. L. Waelshans. E. C. Smith, A, A. Egbert, G Clarke, . C. Bidwell, A Ayer, Omaba; C.J. Daubach and J. P. Carson, Lincoln; J. B, Cessna and H. D. Harte and Samuel Haas, Council Bluffs; F. I. Vanatta and 1id Smith, St. Joseph; F. H. Faxon and H. W. Evans, Kansas City; W. C. McPike, Atchison, and S. O. Parker, Chicago. e e Bicketts aft. and eve. at Courtland, —— Christlan Eodenvorors, The Christian Endeavor people of the city are making great preparations for their state convention to be held in this city Octo- ber 13, 14 and 15, It is confidently expected that there will be at least 600 delegates in attendance and possibly the number will be increased to 800, This will be the largest gathering of young people ever held in this state, and it is sald will equal in poiut of interest and E;Ilhulhflm some of the national conven- tions, The delegates are to be entertained by the members of the Omaha societies and their friends, and as they will probably be taxed to théir utmost to accommodate all who come, some of the good people of the city have signified their intention to open their hearts ana howes to the visitors. — Figur, In last Sunday's Bee the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, 120 Broadway, New York, published a card *to men of large affairs.” Through some un accountable error, in the letter from a policy holder, the amount paid in premiums on a £1,000 twonty-yesr endowment policy read $708.00 instead of §053.00, the correct amount ; and the cash surrendor value sbould have read $1,507.04 instead of $1,997.04. e Fine boating, Courtluud beach today, PREPARING FOR #HE BATTLE Republican Oity Oentral Oommittce Fills a Few Vacanpiess SAMOSETS HOLD A SECRET SESSION der Republi- u ©an Colors—| .m-onfifi At Behson ~West Siders in LifyeCandi- dates Are Plentiful. merloans Ka The republican city sentral committeo mot last evoning in the court room of Justico Smith in Tue Bee building to fill vacancies on the committee and consider tho ad bility of changing the date sot for the convention The following appointments were made to fill vacancies caused by resignation: First ward—Frank M. Woolley, Charles Bartos, R. Paterson. Sccond ward—Frank Suchy. Fourth ward—Richard Smith. Sixth ward HO T Loayitt, Seventh ward—P. J. Quea- ley. Ninth ward—H. B. Allen, I'hesentiment against changing the date of the convention was 80 strong that no one who favored it had the temerity to move a reconsideration of the action of the former and the convention will be held 7, as previously ordered. All petition candidates for delegate to the convention must filo their petitions with tho committee not later than 10 o'clock October 5, 1n order to get their names printed on the primary tickets, and they must not fail to deposit 82 as an evidence of good faith, to be used in defraying the primary exponses. The next meeting of the committeo will be held September 23, unless a special call is sooner issued by the chairman. city SAMOSET BRAVES, Meeting ac the Democratioc Wigwam to Discuss the Campaign. Half a score of the loyal members of tho Samoset club turned out last night in re sponse to the call of President Adam Snyder and met at the room at 114 South Fourteenth street, where for an hour they cast their eyes toward the political horizon, trying to predict the results of an election that will be held during the carly days of next No- vember. The heated coudition of the atmosphere and the small attendance resulted in an ad- Jjournment without the transaction of any business of importance, other than to dis- cuss the merits of some of tho available can- didates who may be called upon to lead the democratic hosts in the battic of ballots. With one accora those who were present, decided that it was for the good of the demo- cratic party to put up only the best men for the representative offices and then stand by them to the death. They made one ex- ception to this rule, however, and that ex- ception was that the party should stand oy the action of the Douglas county barin the nomination of a nonpurtisan judiciary. Weat Sido Ttrpablicans, Last evening the West End Republican club held o well attendagjopen it mocting at Forty-fourth and LohVenworth streots. Ihe first business was the officers, which resulted lows: Dr. P. Sohwenk, presidents George B. Stryker, vico prosident H. A. Drumns, sccréugryslJudson Highy, troasuror. A large number of cangdidates wery ent, The following seekers' for nominutions delivercd ad-resses: County Judge Eillor, Coroner Maul, County Treasurer Irey and Beech Higby. Sevoral mermbersof the club also indulged in speechmiking. The next meeting of the club will,bo held Wednesday evening; September 20, -1 s Swedish-A merioan, lapublicans. clection of as fol- pros- EMBER 10, The Swedish-American Republican club. met last night for reorganizdtion at the office of its organ, the Swedish Journal-Tribune, 1612 Farnam street. The meeting was well attended and all seemed to be enthusiastic for-active work during the:catipaign. It was decided to arrange for several Swedish political meetings in ‘the different wards during the next three weeks, which meotings will be duly announced in the Journal and Tue Bee. The club, which already counts hundreds of members, expects to strengthen its forces considerably during the next two weeks, Meeting ut Benson. A largo number of republicans rallied at Benson last night. Speeches were made by candidates and the utmost_cnthusiasm pre- vailed. The affair was under the auspices of the Harrison Republican club. S T U Last balloon ascensions and parachute jumps today at Courtland beach. e A NEXT WEEK AT THE FAIR, Program that Has Boen Mapped Out for the Entertainment of Visitors, Curcago, Sept. 9.—Noxt week at the fair promises to b big—possibly even bigger than the present week—though when tonight's returns from the department oi admissivns come in it will be an assured fact that the admissions of this singlo week have exceeded those for the entire month of May. Kansas is going to claim a large portion of the coming week. All the other states in the union have been content with one aay each, but of course no Kansas man would bo satisfled to have his celebration crowded into a single day. The Kansans will sturt off Monday with a public reception in thoir building. “Tuesday there will be an_address by Governor Lewelling and others. Wednes- day the Clan McKinley will hold forth in the Kunsas building ana will be addressed by Governor McKinley, and there is to bo & big parade of Kansas troops. ‘Thursday there will be a Kansas concert, more doings by the grasshopper troops and a reception to Governor Lewelliug. Friday will be tho Kansas jubilee day and Senator Peffor, Mary Ellen Lease and other products of the Sun- flower state will talk. Saturday is put down on the program simply as Kansas day. What the folks from the populist stato will doon that day mobody knows, but it is pretty sure to be something unusual, Kansas, however, will not have all week to herself. "There is a long list of other eyents. Monday will also be silver day and veterans day amd the windup of today's Grand Army jollfication will be celebrated. There will;als be a parade of French engineers. Tuessy. will be Mary- land and veteraus day andithe Society of the Army of the Tenness@e will celebrate, Michigan day will come ou;Mednesday and the Wolverines will try to outdo their Bad- ger neighbors in the way ofa crowd, The Amateur Athletic union’ is also put down for of this > day and the veterans — will continue 'so celebrate, day will be Ohio day. Governor MeKinley will make a speisch, and the Ohio troops, already on the gyduuds, will parade There will be o hoavy prbgram for Fridiy Vermont day, Costa” Rida'#iy, Moxico day, Keeley day aud railroad day. ay will be Now Mexico day. The usual run of circusevents will con- tinue. In addition to” ul'thisthere will be organ recitals and chovigtoncerts in Fes- tival hail daily. - On each dily also there will be concerts by the Modoe club o ka, the First Regiment band of Minneapolis, the Seeond Regiment band of Hutchinson, Kan., and the Third Regiment band of the Mis: souri National guard. — -—— Y. W. Meoting. The Young Women's Christian association will hold its regular monthly wecting at 8 o'clock, in the association, rooms, 815 Me- Cague building, Every one is invited, It is asked that any one who expects or desires to take up any study will leave her name and the suojects wished at the the pary ooms in order to guide the committes in planning | the various classes. Only members are en titled 1o join, 50 those wishing o outer should make early application for wember ship. Owing to ihe great increase in at- tendauce at \be Monday rest it has become necessary L0 engage an assistant, who can come daily from 11 a1 0 2 p. m. to help the member in charge. For this & woderate i 1893—SIXTEEN amount, & a woek, will bo paid. Any one wishing to apply for this position may call at the association rooms during the noon session. ——— A FLOATING PALACE, The Gorgeous Steam Yacht of W. K. Van- derbiit, W. K. Vanderbilt's new steam yacht Valiant arrived in New York from Liverpool last week and anchored off Stapleton, L. Mr. Vanderbilt and Winfield Scott Hoyt came over in the yacht. The Valiant had a rongh voyage of it, having only one day of pleasant weather the entive trip. The storms were behind her all the way, however, and she proved herself a stanch craft and an oxcellent sea boat. Even the ter- rific storm of Wednesday night did not damage the Valiant. Ali day Thursd and all Thursday night she was in a dense fog, which kept her sailing mastor on the bridge. The Valiant presented a most striking appearance as she lay at anchor off the shores of en island. Her towering masts, with their ards, rising as high as those of some of the merchant ships anchored near her, wore the first thing to catch the oye: thon hor tall yellow funnel and her long, black, high- sided hall bolow, She is so largo that with her square-rigged masts she might be mistaken for a man-of-war. With the possible exception of one.or two royal yachts, the Valiant is the largest yacht afloat, and she is not only big but also fast. She made the trip from Liverpool to this port in nine days and three hours, and Captain Honry Morri- son, who commands hor, suys that when her engines get worn down' smooth she will make it in seven and a half days. Oa account of the - tormy weather and tke fuct that the yacht and her sngines wore now, she was not pushed at all coming over. Her speed under foreed dranght is seventeen knots per hour,and with natural draught fifteen knots. Her sailing master, Captain Henry Morrison, was formerly captain in tho American line. The Valiant now has on board o crew of sixty-two men, all told. Hor full complement is sovent two, The crew are nearly all Scandi- navians, Captain Morrison has a first and second mate, and one of these mates i nglishman. The nts are mostly English and the cooks French. All'that wealth could procure of lux- ury and elegance has been lavished on the Valiant, Iach state room has a bath room opening out of it, and is fin- ished in a different style. There are rich carpets, beautiful wood carvings, furniture which one could never tire of looking at, and all which goes to make up a veritable floating palace. Even the servants’ quarters look like a bridal chamber on an ocean steamship. The saloon is 18x34 feot, and is finished in Louis Quator ©. Me. Vander- bilt's room is finis white and gold, with wall panelling and draperics of old rose color. There is a library finished in beautifully carved dark walnut, and there is beauty and elegance from stem to stern The Valiant was designed by St. Clare Byrne and buiit by the Laird Bros. at Birkenhead, England. She is 312 feet long, 34 feet beam, and regist 100 tons. She has twin serews and engines sapable of developing 4,500 horse pow he is full ship rigged, has single top- sails and three royals. Th probably the first time a yachtover carried royals. Th s were not used coming over, but can be whenever required. The yacht is full steam and full sail power, and Mr. Vanderbilt. can use cither or both. The Vallantcamo into port flying the British ‘red ensign at the stern. This will shortly be superseded by the American yacht ensign, however, S ans Last acts of tho Bicketts today at Courtland beach, both aft. and eve. SRy ANDUSTRIAL NOTES, A Vermont mill is making 600,000,000 pos- tal carde. About 10,000 gross of pens are produced from a ton of steel. ‘The Voice shows, by elaborate tables, tha 4,902,924,121 pounds of graic are annuall put into beer and liquor in the United States. To make 1,000 cubic feet of illuminating gas, cight pounds of coal, costing 2 cents,and four gallons of naphtha, costing 13 cents, are requir Aluminium is to beused wherever prac- ticable in the accoutrements, arms and equipments of the German army. By it use the weight carried by infantry soldiel will be a tritle over fifty-seven pounds, where now it is slightly more than sixty-cight and one-haif pounds, By irrigation 25,000,000 acres are mado fruitful in India alene. Ia Egypt there are bout 6,000,000 and in Europe about 5,000,- 000. The United States has just begun the work of improving waste arca and has alroady 4,000,000 acres of irrigated lands, Six hundred tons, ornearly a million and 1 half pounds, of fruitare shipped cast dai from Sacramento, Col. Six of tho huge twelve-wheel engines are constantly om- ployed in taking tho toothsome cargoes up the slopes of the Slerra Nevada auil starting them on their way to the eastern market, The Japanese go nment has had in its employ for ove T two expert o1l drill who are superintending boring for oil in the waters of the Jupan sea, 150 yards from shore, just outside Idzmozaki. a city of about 13,000 population, on the northwest coast of Japan, and about’ fifty miles southwest of Niigata. They have met with success. This venture promises some important d velopments, sially as mstead of t government importing the refined oil from this country In the quantit they have been doing, they have now crected four or five refineries. A promise of an improved things comes from tho Pacific coast, where fruit cauning business has boen languish- uciseo paper say the Sacramento in fact i othe ured advances of coin und ng fruit i goodly quantitics,” vian inventor claims to huve made which will revolutionize the 3 Ho asserts that he is able o spin ordinary wood pulp or celluloise into yarn, from which all sorts of textile tissues can be made in the ordin way, equalling ia appearance, durability and fastness of color the best cotton goods. The method is applicable to every sort of short fibrou material —rags, scraps of cotton and lind goods. The fiber, whether paper pulp or textile refuse, can be dyed before being spun into yarn, so that the dyeiug of the woven material 1s not 1 A new method of lubricating the axle boar- ings of the I railways rolling stock is by the use of a small roller working between guides and kept in contact with the axle by a spring. his roller dips into the oil in the lower part of the axle box and thus keeps uconstant film of oil applied to the axel. Thecap serves w0 spread it equally along th ings, which are suid to be kept perfectly and evenly dubricatod in this man ner. The vessel is closely fitted to exclude all aust and ane and the oil is said to last for a cousiderable time. Unmixed mineral oils are generally used in I ium and the cost of the apparatus ia very slight. A some- what similar apparatys was introducea a few years ago on the Caledonian railway in Great Britain, Auimportant undertaking affecting largely the industries of Maine is that of storing the water of the Keuunebee and its tributa ries, to be used in times of drouth, in vari- ous ponds and streaws, thus cnabling the volume of water available indry time summer or winter, to be lurgely increase: this to be accomplishea by buildiug duwms, flowing ponds, and_deepening chanuels, It 18 believed that this res ill sorve the purpose in view quite satistactorily, and meot the serious diffieuity of diminished power arising from the disappearance of forcsts ou eitber baunk of the river und the increased evaporatios. ——— Music aft. and eve. at Courtland beach, condition of Joaquin r the b are now bu, y textiie indus! " PAGES. JUSTICE DONS THE GLOVES Prospects that the Br.dge Arbitrary Will Be Knocked Out. INTERSTATE ~ COMMISSION INTERESTED Mr. Mercer Writes an Enconragiog Letter to Commissioner Utt of the Commor Clu " Venzey's Assur ~Following Up the KFight. alem s The unjast discrimination against Omaha maint by the Towa roads for the past nine y in the face of repeated oforts to have the bridge arbitrary adjusted, is likely to be adjustod very soon, Chairman Veazoy of the Interstate Commerce commis. sion has so announced to Congressman Mor- or Utt of tha Commercial club letter from Hon. D, H morning regarding the o in which the o had an interview Septomber 4, in Mr, Mercer that companies did not amic: 1 Scent arbitrary at Omaha the commission would have todo so. General Veazey says that when he was last matter was to be amic: he had told the officia 3 como to some agreement whereby the inte osts of the people would bo protected thero was only one thing for the commission to do. Congressman Morcor then states that General Veazoy has written to tho Rock Island people aud just as soon us a reply is received from Mr. Cablo or Mr. Sage of the Rock Island will _communicate tho matter l.ul(k)mmh!!uner Uty and the Com- club, Notwithstanding tho assertions of tho Council Biuffs' Nonpariel, the leading job bers of Council Bluffs outside of a few fm- plement aealers, agree with Commssioner Utt that the discrimination is mdofensible and ought to bo removed, Mr. Utt recognizes that he has a powerful railrond “corporation to fight, but he has started out to win, One thing do- cidodly against him, however, is the *pull” tho Rock nd has with leading jobbers on account of excessive rebates. paid by th road, in some cases reaching as high as 30 per cent. Jobbors usually will stay with the road giving them the best of the sicuation, and in this case the Rock Island 1s really do- ing the business of the tos a with which the latter road ho understood n Omaha that th bly sottlod, and th they did n CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Conclusiye Evidence thut the Sioux City & Northern Is a Rate Cutter, Cuicaco, Sept. 9.—If the Sioux City & Northern road does not become a member of the Western Passenger association and abide by its rules in the transaction of 1ts business iv is likely to find itself cut off from business relations with its connections and have its tickots dishonorod on its lines. It is charged with being a persistent rate cutter, and more espec y with demoralizing World’s fair rates, which the roads are most anxious to preserve intac: An agent of Chairman Caldwell has been ablo to buy tickets from its own ngents in its own depot at Sioux City for $2 below the rate. Lhe charges wili have a hi da, Western roads have agreed to comply with the request of the Southern Pacific 10 stop the payment of commissions by their local agents in California on business from points cast of that state, have re- solved that such commis may bo paid under the Western Passengor associa- tion agreement on business out of California shall bo paid by checks through tho regu commission department in tho usual w and all arrangements by which their loc: representatives on the coast pay such com- ons shall be discontinued, reats made by the southwestern roads to boycott their connections who manipulate and demoralize World’s fair rates through the misuse of tickets of their issue, huve been successful in bringing the Texas roads to time. Positive instructions have bed given by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas r 1o all passenger and ticke! euts that b rates must absolutely be maintained and no concessions or promises of coucessions of any kind mado to secure business. ring Mon- Dr. aith I Dr. W. J. Galbraith, chief surgeon of the Union Pacific, was tendered u banquot at MecTague's by the members of the Hoot Owl Hunting club last evening. The club is com- posed of 4 number of members of the National Association of Railway Surgeons, who have just r ensive hunting trip in northywdstern Colorado and Wyoming. Dr. Galbeaith was presentod with 2 hand srating case, suitably in- of the elub’s appreciation ded. Dr. Nicholas Senn it of the Ameri ation, made the presen- wal happy manner, ced of Manstield, 0., the ento of the Railway Surgeons asso- vead an original boom that was pplauded, Dr. J. P, Lovd, Dr, I, Connors and 1. J. Foley wero ulso wrictly in it in responding o tousts lust ening. of courtesies ¢ of Chid tary Sury tation speech in his Dr. R. Harvey poet 1 Links n ‘The American Ruilway union will hold its second meeting at Gate City hall today. : for a big dolegation of nd Masons to the World's fair aturday grows b y day. Williams reports that he 1s receivin y inquirics regarding the rate and what it includes, and h ves thoro will be 300 people avall themscives of th and go to Chicago for a week. s not yet named the raile thought ‘the Northwestern plum, Mr. Williams d, but it is will get the e Last balloon ascensions a1d parachute jamps today at Courtland beach, FARNAM ST. TH | an Mili- | EATER | A MUSKEMENTS, HIT. aay e have the bosg est show ¢ maha, and Amerlc nit yu hard 2y theater e of all when yow Ve ‘prese t et THE new PHOPLES THEATER, FORMERLY WONDERLAND, GOR. 16th ST. AND CAPITOL AVE., OMAMA WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH. A HARD We hit yor hard when o sl n uma'ut, the hi the cheapeat show read the week at mammoth™ program A MONSTER - Combination Program of Specialties and Drama. OUR NEW STOCK COMPANY, Presenting the Lauzhable Absurdity, BLUNDERS Writton Expressly for Loug) ing Purposes—Cast 1o tho 1 Strongth of Company, OUR SPECIALTIES .. v of the progr.m succoeds the drama, commeneing at §:10 wnd 8110 .m. und Jasts over ono nnd one-half hours. i Engnazoment Exteaordinary of thoso nderful Aerinl Art- Per- Tho MIRANDA SISTERS. The most dare-devil act befors the Publie. and faney danctg. THE ROMALOS, Acrobats par exeellence. LITTLE LOTTIE Sai: ORD “An e Mack plelnaniny, BARRETTA, Mhe pheno CEORGE EDWARDS, contortiontst, ) ntatlon darky, LA PETIT EMMA. e peerivss song and dance artisto. LEROY Tn thetr comody skoteh 9 BICPROCAMS ATEV YfERr PO>ULAR P DAILY, 0 all parts of the house. NEW ’ MGOWEN'S VISIT. RMANCE 2 MATINFE 00 ucred Con BOYD, S THEATRE. Sunday Evening, Sept. lO.A —-TH MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR OF SALT LAKE CITY, 25) — VOICES —— 250 4 from Chivago the World's falr priz Enrouta o compets of $5.000 WL appear in this o grand for 0PULA PRICES, THUSDAY, SEPT. 14, CPERTOIRE. Thursday— l"rhlvy‘—:HIMEs OF NORMANDY. PIRATES OF PENZANCE, sturdiny, matines and nihi SAID PASHA, GNI FARN BOSTON STORE IS GIVING AWAY FREE TICKETS (Reserved Soq TO THE FARNAM STREET THEATER Admitting ladies to any perférmance of the Ideal Opera Co. Whick will be here Thursday, Friday and 8 it- urdiy, Sept. 1, 15 and 1. BOSTON STURE, N. W. Cor. 16 & Douglis 5.) e ——— POPULAR PRICES, 4 Nons, Commencing Today AU 2:30 p. m., Tonight at 8:15, The orliginal and diale wtest of all cesses, OLE OLSON The Talk of Every City. £r vsi Swodsih THE GANG PLANK ALL FOR IMITATORS, lntroducing Ole's big brother Olol Olson 25 years old, 20 Inches high LL ( SONGS, A DANCES. L EDLEYS, NEW STARTLING ELECTRICAL AND MECHNICAL EFFECTS.