The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-04
15 COWBOYS AND 90 INDIANS FOR FAIR President Krebs Has Engaged
 a Novel Attraction DIVING HORSES ARE HERE Exhibitions of Agriculture and Hortl- culture Are Going to Be Better
 Than It Was Supposed
 Possible.
DIVING HORSES ARE HERE

The Alabama state fair opens on Thursday. October 2s, with good mili- tary display, when the governor and his staff and smany of the finest companies of the state militia will be present It will close on November B. which Is negro day. devoted to negro athletics, games, negro orators and other features which will appeal especially to the negro ele- ment.
 The following telegram was received at fair headquarters last night by Gen eral Manager MacKnight:
 Blackwell, Okla.. October 8.
 Contract closed; fifteen cowboys in the party, and thirty Indians; besides Indian brass band of twenty pieces. We leave this afternoon for home
 ALLEN J. KREBS."
 This dispatch means that Birmingham is to have at the state fair one of the most remarkable shows ever seen in this part of the country. Prior to receiving the above telegram, a letter from MT. Krebs arrived giving full details in re- gard to the condition of life among the Indians in that frontier country, and the wonderful sights he has seen since going there. Mir. Krebs says that he found the Indians living in their natural condition, and witnessed the sun dance of several tribes, and had some wonder ful experiences of the skill Of the cow boys in handling wild steers, and colts and other exercises indulgsd in by the cowboys and Indians He heard the brass band of Indian musicians perform -aia skill, and after all this, made up his mind that Birmingham has never wit messed anything equal to this Wild West organization.
 Diving Horses.
 The diving horses and guideless won ders have arrived in Birmingham and are now housed at the fair grounds, where they will be exercised every day until they are gotten into condition and rested after their long journey from New York. Two of them are jet black and about as handsome animals as have been seen in this section. The other is a white horse, very beautiful and graceful in movement The guideless wonders are race horses pure and simple, which go onto the track without rider or driver, and in their zeal have been known to beat the swiftest race horses that could be ridden or driven against them. Their exhibition is one of the most wonderful and fascinating ever performed on the race course J. H. Walker, the owner of this aggregation, Is expected to arrive here with more horses within a few days, and all the ar engagements for the diving pool, high platform for the divers to plunge from and other requisites for this exhibition will be arranged under his personal su- pervision.
 Other Features. A novel feature of negro day, on No- vember B. will be athletic games and a football match by negro teams. The ath- letic societies of the negro college at Talladega has set this movement in mo- tion.
 Mr. stoltz, the advance agent of Iibe- rati's great international band, has been conferring with the fair management, and 1t is probable that an arrangement will be made to have this splendid or. ganization of musical artists appear here during the fair. Liberati is today the greatest cornet soloist in the world, and his band is now performing at the state fair at Dallas, Texas. It has also been engaged for the fair at Atlanta, which closes at or about the time the Alabama state fair opens.
 The exhibits of agriculture and horti- culture are going to be much better than it was supposed could be made in d year of general drouth and failure of crops. The management is assured by Jesse Adams of the agricultural department that the state exhibits will surpass his expectations.
 President Krebs will arrive from the Indian Territory. tonight MT. MacKnight goes south early this morning to attend to business for the fair, and may not be tack until Tuesday. All improvements at the fair grounds are well advanced. and all arrangements have been made to have exhibits installed and everything in reg diness for the opening on october 23