Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14

banging o. pistols ~ TIE wiid West riders
Il has al kinds q bizarre architecture. from
Al Indian teces 70 a Moorish palace. 1t
IS crowded and dusty and noisy and full
q heat and screaming raiety. but il isn't
50 dusty as one might expect ard the eI-
position police have kept 81 clean o. The
outside.
There is q feature q its ovn il ;he 81
rauuc See-Saw. No one should neglect IL
any more than the Ferris wheel at The
Chicago Midway. II is unique, SO are The
visitors sensations You car see for roth
fnr. but IL costs vou p cents 10 saw"
] spent q half hour in what the MAJ out
side described as the most elegant and
hieh-ciass show on the grounds. The Moor-
ish palace. ] saw Marie Autoinstie going
70 e1ecuiiun. q captive tortured al the
stake. q Young nan Who has been having
: night q H. and some happy families, and
some nyrnphs in bosky dells with rocks and
trees. ard . tremendous amount q other
warren horror and lovtliness-hll for 25
cents.
Over opposite q man with & noble voice
and the perspiratio1 streaming down his
face was giving apparently 8 little moral
lecture. Beside hin stood . lean young
man. whose skin was pallid and his eyes
pink-unned He looked both limp AID
ansnic. His line in life was 10 swallow
swords. This roune man is gcing TO
swallow that sword in & ninnit ladies and
renuenen.~ hoomed the touter. lest you
wait. come up. come ". DO chsrge-ve 90
these things 10 show what kind Of an eK-
hihi;5on We keep. After he has swallowed
the svord-pHss IL ouod- feel The edge II
rou like, all solid steel-afte- the young
man has swallowed The sword I'm going TO
fetch cut one Of our ladies This little lady
I'm going TO show you is from Paris, France.
ard she and the other ladies dance Dance
And the ladies that are conducting this ex-
position. they sent 3 committee over here.
Why did they done it, They zone il 10 he
Fure We was conducting q refined and ele-
cant exhibition which couldn't shock no
body. Ard they put q card in The paper
TO tina, effect II you wish 10 see one Of
the NOS; beautiful strictly frst-clsss shows
Oh the ground OF anywhere walk in Now,
,uupE man The part Of the refined and
elegant show present proceeded TO swallow
the sword. ! don't know bow be did IT,
| and II was rather awful 10 witness, but sP-
ps-ently he did swallow IL W 70 TIE hilt
! an also told that the dancing is not IN
pleasant and very well done
The Maine Explosion Exhibit.
OF course there is 3 Street Of Cairo and
\ some sad-syed canels. and there IS & Street
( Of All Nations which troops out on csnsls
/ and horses and makes 4 mighty din. There
Is q very good cyclurana and 3 most ltfs-like
Southern plantation, which has song and
dance aDd is good enough 10 be visited more
] than o1ce. and there is al explosion o. the
Maine which. coDside-bly TO ny surprise, /
found one Of The very p%rettiest little things
On the grounds. The scene. the ships riding
at anchor in Havana hRTbor con real water.
ladies and E~sntleusl'D, the tropical storm,
tie Illumination Of the city and the sun
rise are remarkably pretty. AS for the ex-
plosior it wouldn't disturb 8 rabbit.
The ndian Exhibit.
The most picturesque feature q the ex-
position has Just been established and BE-
gun its working. This Is The Indian Con
rress. II will last during the exposition.
The United States has appropriated $4,000
and an effort is TO be made 10 show the
daily existence, the customs, the Industries
$50 far as they have industries and the ex-
tent Of these is greater than is suspected).
the anusenents Of 8 vanishing race. There
has never been any undertaking Of tbe kind
On anything like the scale Of this picture Of
Indian life. There were seven;y-fve In
dams at the Worlds fair. Here there will be
at least 500. On the great feast days, like
the Sun Dance Of tks Sioux and the Dog
Feast Of the Blackteet. lhousf nds Of red
braves VII dance and revel amid the calm
beauty Of the white palaces Forty tribes
are 10 be represented. On Wednesday q
bowling throng Of winDehagoes kindled the
quiet colonnBdes into . lurid gaietT. They
swept through them il fine savage style
and psrcepubly diuned the attractions Of
the Midway. Wickiups. tepees and wig
vans already make : picturesque show On
The new reservation. Each tribe land
every tribe in the union Will be repre-
ssnted) will wear Its accustomed gsTb and
have its usual weapons and industrial ap-
planes. Il is expected that every Indian
custom will be in plain view. II short,
the Indian life. q life already doomed and
fast fading. will enact itself on Z stage be
fore the civilized world. 1t is e pageant.
E comedy and g tragedy in one that We
shall see Caesar. We vho are about 10
die salute you" cried the gladiators. ST.
lsuty the Indian rare says the same grin
words 10 the American who has DESTROYED
him
Even The children Of this generation nav
hardly expect 10 see another such sight as
this vast enCRnpnent on the Missouri,
for the passing Of the Indian will not be
long.
Probably never again will there be such
an opportunity 70 study the real life and
habits Of the American Indian without 70
ing 10 the discomfort Of living with him
The wigwaD and the teepees and the dwell
ings Of the red men who have advanoed
10 rude houses will be erected and life
viii proceed precisely as on The ressrva-
lions. Captain Mercer Of the United States
army will be in charge.
4 congress Of choral societies will add
10 the diversions Of the month q August.
The different societies will have separate
numbers and will also be nassed into one
great chorus, and there will be papers and
discussions Of musical subjects as well
Meanwhile. O1Eh with some aid from
the pretty toWn across the river is taking
care o. THE multitude with more and more
ease all The time. Besides the two large
hotels OF the place there are 8 number Of
small hotels which have been highly praised.
And across the river il the peaceful town
o. Council Bluffs, looking 81 the hills and
trees Of The beautiful park which is the
pride q the city, is one Of the best hotels
in the country. ] stayed there myself. The
street railway runs past its doors and the
ride in the electric cars is q cool one
In my next letter ] hope 10 speak o. the
Fine Arts and the Liberal Arts buildings
and 70 know more Of what promises 70 be