Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-01
Notes OF the Exro-ition,


The members of the Nebraska commits
sion have arrived to take part in the open
ing exercises.
The state poultry building is a new addi-
ton on Twentieth street Just south of the
Apiary building.
The Armour Packing company unloaded a
car OF its material yesterday for its exhibit
in the Manufactures building.
The Western Editorial association has
fixed the dates for its annual meeting in
Omaha, July IL, 1S and IA being the dates
selected.
Two carloads of Westinghouse electric
light machinery arrived yesterday, the con-
tents OF which we're soon unloaded into the
Machinery and Electricity building.
Governor Holcomb has notified the ex-
position management that he and his stan
VIII leave Lincoln at 8 a. M, and arrive
In Omaha at 9:35 Wednesday morning. The
stan viii be in full uniform.
The big century plant which will occupy
the post of honor in the center of the dome
of the Horticulture building has arrived
from Plattsmouth and has been placed on
the pedestal arranged for 1t. The plant is
about twenty feet high and about twenty
four feet in diameter.
The equipment of the miniature railway
has arrived and the plant is being installed
along the west side of the avenue connect
ing the main court and the north tract. The
railway Will be about 1000 feet in length
and will be equipped with stations, and all
the other appliances of a regulation railway.
The two-horse hook and ladder truck for
the fire fighting force on the exposition
grounds has arrived and the detachment de-
tailed to the grounds puts in it's time drill
ing with the extension ladders. These lad
ders are of the truss type and all are ex-
tension ladders. The longest ladder is
sixty feet in length.
The engine house recently removed from
7 the main court has hppn GtntinnnI nn No.,
midway, just south Of the Streets of Cairo.
after a few improvements il will be occu-
pied by one of the hose wagons from TWEEN
tieth street. A chemical engine from the
city Will supply the place of the hose wagon.
Mr.. Wilhelm A. Haas has arrived from
New York in charge of the four. pianos
sent especially for artistic use during the
exposition. Mr.. Haas is not only an expert
in looking after all the practical parts of
the pianos, but a brilliant pianist as well.
He is originally from Odessa, Russia, and
the last time he visited America was during
the tour of the famous Rubenstein IN 1872,
when he accompanied him to the various
cities where his concerts were given. Mr..
Willard Kimball will have Mr.. Haas march
played during the season, 1t being one of
several excellent compositions by this gen
tleman.
One of the first openings to occur on
the Midway was that of the Partisan cafe on
the West Midway. In honor of the COM
mencement of active business a banquet
was served Monday evening in the neat and
coy building in which this concession is
Quartered. The guests were all newspaper
| men and the repast served up was of the
highest order of merit. The dining room
| was decorated with the red, green and yell
low Of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. which
have come to be recognized as the civic
colors of Omaha, and the red. white and
blue, which are common to both the United
States and France.