Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-28

Weather; Fair and warmer.
Attractions:
Street fair at carnival grounds
The Girl and the Bandit at the Boyd
Al the Worlds Mercy" at the Krug.
LADY of Lyons" at the Burwood.
Vaudeville at the orpheum
Base ball Omaha VS.. Sioux City, "a,
Attendance This Year Last Year
Meunesosy '.,,..,,.... 2bS 5,1
Thursday ..,..,....... 5,1e6 S,&
The Kings Highway last plight was th,
scene of great merriment for the ever in
creasing crowds of pilgrims from all parh
OF the Kingdom of Quivera. From far and
near they came, many more than on tn,
first night of the festival. and made merry
at the bidding of their king. Thousands ol
men in knightly attire were there and theii
| ladies in gala dress. and walking amons
them to see that all went we'll was James
of the house of Dahlmsn. mayor of ths
kings chief city, to whom the royal edic.
proclaiming the festival was addressed.
The evening was ideal, neither too warn
nor too cool. and the attendance was good
just suggestion of the mighty host that
will gather on coronation day. The High
way was crowded all evening and It was
not until very late hour that the street
| was entirely deserted.
Aside from the laughing and talking and
eating and throwing of the gay confetti,
! amusements were so numerous and so at
| tractive that the subjects OF the king
hardly knew where to go first They looked
and laughed and wondered all evening and
when the midnight had come they went
| their way thinking they would surely have
| to come back the next night and the next
in order to enjoy all the good things Sam
son had provided for them. Some rode on
| the Ferris wheel or the merry-go-round,
some went to see the nineteen separate
acts in the Nbrth America show, others
! took in the animal show or the Katzenjan-
| mer Kastle, while still others went to see
the antics of the skidoo girls, especially
| the one-eyed men, who were admitted at
| half price, and the old maids, who got IN
free.
Girl from Abilene ts III.
To the great disappointment OF the multi
tude the Girl from AbiIene Mas SIN in
the care of O rnysic,an. having fa,rfed
! on the opening night after looping the loop
in a big ball, She was feeling consider
ably better and said she felt sure she would
be able to start in on her regular per-
i formances the next afternoon.
The wonderful airship was a subject Of
much speculation among the people and
a crowd was gathered about the tent in
which 1t is moored. Hundreds were unable
to restrain their curiosity until they should
see the ship sail in the air and went into
the tent to insect 1t.
One center of attraction was the animal
show at the west end of the Highway.
AL Barnes has three beautiful Shetland
ponies which added numbers. prancei
danced and went to bed and Millie Barnes
trained dogs were the special delight OF
the children. Cries of "Oh" were heard
and shudders of apprehension were seen
when frail little Dollie Dimpie came into
the ring with a bear and two huge lions,
and the women in the audience were more
frightened yet when the little woman first
lay down with the lions and then fed
them raw meat from her mouth. One hig
fellow with a long name was especially
fierce and several times last night Dollie
Dimple had to fire blank cartridges in his
face in order to keep him from striking
her. Mr. Barnes came out again With
mountain lion. which he made to ride on
the back of one of the ponies Captain
Ray Ward caused sensation by enter
ing the cage of the Czarina. Wallace. the
savage loness with bad record. All
through the show the three lion wheips.
AK, Sar and Ben We're seen. slumberlng
peacefully in one corner OF their mothers
cage.
Realistic Productions.
The presentation of the "Johnstown
Flood" is piece OF spectacular stage
art which drew many TO see Il second
time Remarkable reproductions were
given of moonrise and sunrise. the city
busy or sleeping, OF the storm, and Of the
terrible flood which swept down from the
mountains and engulfed the town.
The success Of this show makes one
anxious to see the reproduction OF that
: other awful cataclysm of nature the San
Francisco earthquake and the portrayal OF
4 that disaster is exceedingly realistic.
: In North America the people are given
$ a number OF shows inside one inclusive
and all for the one price of admission.
e There is, first OF all, the Girl from Abilene
4 though she did not perform last night:
Y there is Elser. the famous trick rider;
7 McSpadden. the wizard with the lasso: the
0 lynching OF the horse thief; Captain Riggs,
e the friend of the Indian, and Chief Horse
l. Trail. with his party of aborigines-men,
women and children. In word, North
America is a representation OF the Gus
toms and happenings Of fifty years ago.
when skill and daring were passports TO
excellence on the frontier and when men
' took more pleasure In hairbreadth escapes
than I'm safety.
BOOths Are Many.
Many of the kings subjects found their
: amusement outside OF the tents throwing
n confetti. eating ice cream cones, riding on
! the merry -go-round and visiting the many
!. booths along the street. The Lowe Avenue
. Presbyterian church has an interesting
booth where one may have his picture
made In silhouette. The money taken in
here during the festival viii be placed IN
the fund for the erection OF the new
church.
Another booth Is full OF Indian curios
leather work and beautiful bead work, and
one can buy the trinkets from a dark
skinned Indian maiden. WOman's Relief
corps No. l0i has opened a country store
on the highway, and here may be boughi
II everything from rocking chair 10 8
l. safety pin. The Travellers Protective asso
y ciatfon has openRd headauarfers an m.