Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-24
FAIR IS FORMALLY OPENED
First Days Attendance Largely in
Excess Of Any Previous Year.
EXHIBITS OF n HIGH ORDER
Governor VIII Take No Actioa on the
s~enatOrshiP Until After the Com
ference 60 BE Held August
Twenty-Five.
tFrom a staff corresnondent.l

5000 TO 10000 people on the grounds today,
It was the first day for paid admissions
and it went ahead OF the first day in former
years Formerly the first day was Monday.
Today is Children's day and about 1000
children we're put through the gates free.
Judging the ponies started in the stock
pavilion and the boys and girls contests
for state Agricultural college scholarships
were held. The regular stock judging does
not start till Monday. Thirty-three boys
took the corn and stock judging contest for
scholarships and but four girls went
through the cooking contest. Each girl was
required to cook a dozen baking powder
biscuit and one beefsteak. Some Of the
biscuit were a little fiat and one girl fried
her beefsteak instead OF boiling it, but
otherwise they got through in good shape
in spite of the fact that the gasoline
stoves we're not working well.
The Igorrote village was put in place
today. Three women. ten men and one
2-year-old baby form the colony. Their
huts were put in place and are counter
parts OF those in the island OF Luzon, with
the exception that mill lumber was used
Instead OF hewn lumber. They will give no
public dog eating exhibition while here. It
is expected that they will eat a few Des
Moines dogs before they leave, but their
manager, Roy Herald. is trying with con-
siderable success to educate their taste for
chicken and beefsteak.
The first man to go to the emergency hos
pital on the grounds today was A. W. Clark
who was bitten by a rat. Clark is the
representative OF the Parke Davis company,
pharmacists of Detroit. The firm has in
vented or discovered a virus which they
claim when injected into a rat gives It a
disease which it communicates to other
rats when turned loose. One OF the lnnocu-
lated rats today bit Clark on the thumb. 1t
fastened its teeth to such a depth that
Clark had to take a knife and cut its law
off before he could get released. He was
hurried to the emergency hospital where
the wound was cut open and cauteriZed
and was then hurried down town to the
Methodist hospital. The case is a peculiat
one and may cost Clark his life. He was
bitten as he was removing the rat from one
cage to another. No similar case has ever
been known and the doctors here are at a
loss to know how to proceed with Clark's
case. They are giving him every attention.
j. Ogden Armour and Fred Pabst. will
J reach Des Moines Monday. Their horses
are already here. Pabst has the best four
teen hackneys that experts have been able
to find in the country and Armour the best
eight draft horses.
Governor ackar superintendent of the
cattle exhibit, said today that the cattle
exhibit this year is better thanh ever be-
fore. II claims Furthermore that the Here
ford exhibit Is especially good and that in
numbers and quality excells the Kansas
City show, which has heretofore taken the
lead in Herefords. There Is also SITTER
competition In the Angus cattle this year.
while the Shorthorns which have always
led heretofore are as numerous and as good
as ever before and possibly a trifle. better.
Governor Waits for the Conference.
Governor Cummins said today that he
would take no action in the United States
senatorial matter till after the conference
OF republicans to be held here on August
20. 1t is generally believed the conference
will take the position in favor of calling a
session Of the legislature and having the
nomination of a candidate for the senate
put up to the people at the November cleo
ton. 1t is believed that this would take
the matter off the candidates, not only for
the legislature, but for county offices, to
such an extent that a great many would be
elected who otherwise are almost sure of
defeat. Candidates all over the state are
writing In that both sides are after them
continually to know their stand on United
States senator, They dare not declare them
selves, for it would mean certain defeat. II
the people can decide 1t at the November
election these candidates will not need to
declare themselves. That is the way the
politicians are figuring the matter out.
Frost for Iowa.
Predictions Of frost for the northern mart
or ows given out by the weather bureau
as probable for tonight, are causing un-
easiness on the part of farmers and BUSH
ness men. The last few night have been
unusually cold and it sank to so one night.
POstmOrtem Ordered.
Judge Brennan of the district court issuad
an order allowing a post mortem examina-
ton OF the body of Morris Stein today. A
request was made by Mrs. Stein. who
hopes that the post norton will show that
IT was possible for him TO have fired the
bullet. The attorneys for STEMS father
consented to the post mortem. The court
named three local physicians to make the
examination.
Information from Loudenville TODAY IL
that a special grand Jury will be called 10
hear the case and that indictments against
someone probably will follow.
Past Century Mark.
Mrs. Ruth Mcpherson Morris was 12
years old today. She lives with her grand
daughter, Mrs. Anna Edworthy, at 1915
Capitol avenue. A reception was given in
her honor this afternoon from to 5 and
again this evening from z to s. A musical
program was given and a birthday cake
with lO2 candles, and one to grow on. was
one OF the features OF the day. kilograms
and letters poured in all day from people
OF great age from all parts OF the country.
eongratulating her on her long life. Mrs.
Morris sat in an easy chair to receive her
callers. She is to all appearances I'm good
health and good for several years yet. She
converses readily and has a vigorous
memory.
w. b Martin, former secretary OF state
and elected to that office from Adair
county has the ground broken for a $1,000
residence in the went part Of the CITY on
Forty-second street. II will be of brick
and will be in Gilman park, one OF the
new residence districts of the city.
HOuEh Evidence In.
The hearing 81 sne petitions OF interven.
ton in the cases brought against Louis r
Hough before Referee Ethridge ended this
afternoon.
The evidence Is now in. but II is expectsd
that some little time will be needed before
the shorthand notes can b Transcribed ana
the testimony submitted to Judge McPher-
sofa While creditors declare the man win
never be discharged on the showing made