Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-09-24

came last night, when the crowds swarmcd
through the gates the spoilers got busy
and the people went in to see the attrac-
tions. The attendance on the opening night
was largely in excess OF the usual number
and everything betokens a most ausplcious
season of jolliflcatlon in the kingdom OF
Quivers. During the day there were many
visitors to the carnival grounds, but It
was only with the turning on OF the lights
that the crowds came and the real rev.
elry started
High Diving Horses.
Miss Mamie Frances and her beautiful
Arabian diving horses made her fret ap.
pearance in Omaha Wednesday afternoon
when they gave their first free performance
on the Kings Highway. The horses are
white beauties and the fine part OF their
performance is that they go about their
performance in intelligent manner,
without the aid Of whip or spur "Serpen-
tina" was the first horse to appear and she
mounted the high incline alone and with
out any urging whatever made the dive
into the IS feet of water, Her ears were
covered with caps to keep out the water.
Then appeared Miss Frances dressed in
white. She was followed up the incline by
Queen" another Arabian beauty. Queen
took her place in the shoots and stood still
while Miss Frances mounted When all
was in readiness for the dive the horse
and rider plunged into the big tank below.
They were under for considerable time
and when they appeared on the surface OF
the water Queen lost her bearing and swan
in the wrong direction. She was soon
stralghtened out, however, and brought
her human burden safely to shore. This
performance is given twice daily. at 2:SO
and at p. m.
King Ak-Sar-Ben the XIV rules over a
prosperous people and the dwellers in his
realm will unite during the next ten days
in paying homage to a proud ruler who
realizes that his is the most prosperous
section of this wide land. All the inhabi-
tants OF the chief city OF the kingdom
will unite in their best endeavors to make
the fall festival one long to be remembered
for the low rates which the railroads have
announced make 1t certain that hordes OF
the dwellers of the kingdom. even to the
farthermost sections, will come to the
chief city for a holiday. They will find
everything prepared for them The entire
city has taken on a gala day appearance
and exceptionally at night will 1t blaze
forth in fire a welcome which will leave no
doubt as to its meaning. Almost every
store along the main thoroughfares is dec
GRATED with the Ak-Sar- Ben colors OF red,
green and yellow, the city is decorated with
lights and banners and the visitor will at
once realize that Omaha is spreading itself
to make a royal welcome
At noon Dmmick's band at the gate OF
the Kings Highway played Omaha" and
the big carnival was on. Inside all was
hustle and hustle, for few Of the booths
were in readiness for the opening,
wabash Is in tine.
The Wabash announced Wednesday that
il would make a rate of one and one-half
fares for the round trip from points in
Iowa, from September 25 to october 2. with
return limit to October 5. This gives the
visitors a rate OF one cent mile on the
linton Pacific and one cent and a half a
mile on the Burlington, Wabash, North
western Rock Island Great Western. I'LL
nois Central and Milwaukee, all the roads
centering at Omaha except the Missouri
Pacific which has as yet not announced
/ any rates.
Adjutant General Ainsworth Of the
! United States army wired to Senators
Brown. Burkett and owen OF Oklahoma
that the commanding general OF the De-
partment of the Missouri had been re-
quested to telegraph his recommendation
to order the Second United states cavalry
to come to Omaha to participate In the day
! light parade OF September 90
Treasurer Penfold received word We'd
nesday that the band OF Atlantic la, was
arranging for a special train TO bring the
people OF that section TO Omaha The band
was hired for the Aksar-Ben parades and
the band boys were elated over the pros
poets Of good time In Omaha and wanted
! to bring a train load OF their friends along.