The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-02
TOWSE AT OMAHA
Interesting Letter Telling Of the
Exhibition.
PRAISES DANIEL LOGAN'S WORK
Some OF the Things to Be Seen ia the
White City-The Hawaiian
Village.
(Staff Correspondence

tSJaH correspondence.
OMAHA, Neb., August 1S.-After
Barnum had entertained a parcel of
preachers at his circus he asked one,
''Do you think that 1 will go to Heav-
en?" The clergyman cautiously re-
sponded, You have a good show, Mr..
Barnum." This Omana affair this year
is not a great international or even ma
tional exposition, but it is rafting
live show. There is something in en-
cry building and each structure is well
preserved and in good repair. About
twice a week the attendance is large;
twice week the crowds are fair, and
three times of the week the patronage
is miserably small. But next month
the railways will announce the lowest
rates ever scheduled for excursions and
the rush will set in if the people be-
come interested. The farmers are
busy and this is about the third pros
porous year they have had When the
season of field work is over the tillers
| may come into the White City for
amusement
Hawaii is the only State, Territory
or country that has straight-out, le-
glumate exhibit at the exposition. Ee-
cry bit Of the rest of it is directly or
indirectly or incidentally enterprise or
show for profit. The Omaha merchants
and a few Eastern firms occupy sever
al of the buildings. The exposition
people keep up the court, the lagoon,
the plaza, the art display, the United
States war relics, horticultural show,
and the music. Lieutenant Dan God
frey's famous organization of instru-
mental artists has been succeeded by
Mr.. herman Rellstedt's peerless band.
Mr.. Bellstedt is American and Europe
an trained, a pupil of Gilmore, Thomas
and others of like standing. Every
number by this troupe of forty-five is
a treat. This selection of this evening
may be noted for the benefit of Mrs.
Yarndley:
peer Gynt" (Suite No. u ...... Greig
Written as the incidental music
to Ibsen's well-known drama, the
descriptive powers of the great
Norwegian composer stand out in
such bold relief as to almost over
shadow the greatness of the liter
ary work, and earn for itself a per-
manent place ON the programs Of
the principal symphony orchestras
of the world. The present suite
describes (a) Sunrise, (b) Asa's
Death (c) Anitra's Dance (d) Peer
Gynt pursued by the demons of the
mountain.
This was an afternoon program:
March-"Under the Double Eagle
Observation-Disclosures. Wagner
Military Episode Guard Mount >.
E1lenDerg
Overture-'Pique Dame" ...... Suppe
Gems from The Serenade" =. Herbert
Intermezzo-"Cavalleria Rusticana"
MascaSnl
Solo for Cornet .......... Selected
Mr.. Herman Bellstedt.
everie-'Traumerei ..... Schuman
Arranged by Mr.. Theo. Thomas.
Grand Collocation-"Th Mikado"..
Sullivan
About one-half the pieces are en-
cored. Bellstedt is one Of the first
rank cOrnetists of the world. And
John Soper asked him to play Rag
time Gal' and he did it and made
hit.
The war relics building is worth
days. So, also, is the art exhibit. For
lighting the grand court and lagoon
there are $4,000 incandescents and the
sight is glorious
Daniel Logan has done most credit
able work in gathering, shipping and
installing the Hawaiian exhibit We
have company at our attractive place
all the time and we work especially to
interest tourists and capitalists. All
others met so far are kindly, but
promptly and plainly chilled" The
number Of people who have mistaken
notions concerning the Islanos is as
tonishingly large and they ask mighty
funny questions. We give them the
facts as best we can and show them
what we have. Very few say anything
about our politics, though many will
inquire about some Island publIcist-
Mr. Umsted has been very clever TO
us and all the exposition promoters
and the papers here and elsewhere are
extremely courteous Hawaii has plen-
" of friends and well-wishers on the
Mainland.
When we show last years tempera-
ture record for Honolulu, with maxi
mum of 81 and minimum of 81, the sur