Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-27
SPECTACULAR FEATURE IS ABB onED
Illumination of the Grand Court SSocj,,1t.
Sufficient in This Line.
MONDAY SEES AN EXCELLENT CROWD
Day Devoid of Special Attractions,
but Attendance Exceeds the Aver
age-MiIIers and Manufacturers
Have Today for Theirs.
Total Admissions Yesterday 1887
Total 10 Date ............ 1,612,073

Arrangements for the great Peace Jubilee
celebration are rapidly approaching compile
ton and every day additional acceptances
are received of distinguished officials and
citizens who will participate In the cere-
monies. In addition to the members OF the
cabinet who have previously announced their
intention to be present Secretary Long has
consented to accompany the president and
he will be one of the speakers OF the occa-
sion. very satisfactory representation OF
the naval and military heroes OF the war is
already assured and others will probably
decide to come during the next two weeks.
General William II. Shafter will also
be here during the week. Dr.
Miller wired President Wattles yester-
day that Colonel Roosevelt had assured him
that he would come to the Jubilee II he
is not nominated for governor OF New York.
If he should receive the nomination, as
seems altogether likely, he cannot promise
further than to say that he will be here
IL possible. Secretary Alger Of the War de-
partment writes that he would like very
much to be present, but he cannot determine
so far in advance whether his duties will
permit it.
The idea OF organizing grand spectacular
display to be given on the evenings Of
Jubilee week has been practically dropped.
The management Is inclined to the opinion
that such an attraction would be to some
extent superfluous In view of the magnifi-
cent illuminations that in themselves fur
nish spectacle that no art could surpass.
To visitors who come to the exposition for a
few days or a week these are ample to make
the evenings enjoyable and with especially
elaborate displays of fireworks every evening
1t Is believed that no additional spectacular
effects will be desirable.
This weeks crowd has not arrived in it's
entirety but it Is coming fast. Yesterdays
attendance was exceptionally good for Mon
day, although there was no feature to make
the day notable except those which Nature
lavished in kindly profuson. Experience
has indicated that the people who come to
the exposition on Monday are particularly
interested in the permanent attractions OF
the grounds and consequently it has been
determined that Monday celebrations are
entirely unnecessary and undesirable. The
substantial increase in the Sunday attend
ance encourages the expectation Of another
prosperous week and this is supported by
the large number of new faces that were
In sight yesterday. The attendance yester-
day morning largely represented the van
guard Of the eXcursionists who will come
In larger numbers tomorrow and Wednes-
day. The street cars were loaded with peo-
pie who carried grips and handbags and had
evidently come to spend the week in Omaha
Today is set aside for the milers and
manufacturers of Nebraska. AS they have
a convention down town this week they will
not attempt TO hold exercises on the grounds
but will devote their time to seeing the
show that has drawn the attention of the
world to their state. The first ascension
OF the war balloon will also occur this after
noon at o'clock.