The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22
FROM KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 10.
ADJUSTMENTS.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. IL.
ADJUSTMENTS.
This is a sort of carnival week III
Kansas City. Everybody is going
somewhere, and every amusement has
its patrons, and plenty OF them. me
week may be abandoned to amusement,
and l don't see how it a beat last
week. And if the past two weeks are
specimens of love for pleasure, cant
see how the people can afford it.
FOUR BUSY rs.
Booth & Barrett and Barnum ~ Bal
ley are four busy BIS that gathered
much financial honey here last week.
Booth Il Barrett played six nights and
one matinee, and it is estimated that
the receipts were not less that $4,000.
Barnum & Bailey showed last We'd
nesday afternoon and evening, and
their receipts were estimated at $2O,OOo.
Not lest than 5000 persons were turn
ed away from the show at each enter
tainment, because there was not even
standing room. On the same day the
exposition was unusually we'll attend
ed, and the baseball games were
crowded.
THE EXPOSITION.
The exposition has improved very
much since my last, aud may now be
said to be complete. Here and there
you see some person working on M
exhibit, but if it lasted till d0omsday,
there would be somebody not exactly
fixed. The hall Is a very pleasant place
to spend a day, and it will require a
whole day 10 examine the various
exhibits with eve ordinary care.
Wentworth Male Academy has u splen-
did room in the educational depart
ment, and its exhibit will do much to
advertise the school. The music is a
chief attraction, and many seem to go
simply to enjoy the music. The crowds
are getting larger every day.
THE TRADE DISPLAY.
Last night the streets were crowded
to witness the trades display. | took a
position at Twelfth and Holmes, and
saw the display: then i'm an evil
moment | was persuaded to go to
Twelfth and Main and see it again.
The crowd was too solid for me, and |
went to Ninth and Walnut, where l
had a good down-hill view, and was
not so crowded. The floats were very
good, and seemed to amuse the crowd.
The whole city and surrounding conn
try was out to see the display. The
"Priests of Pallas" will undoubtedly
draw immense crowds.
AT THE MATINEE.
Last Saturday afternoon Booth &
Barrett played Julius Caesar at the
matinee. Booth was Brutus, and Bar
rett was Cassius. Mr.. Hanford was
Marc. Antony, and easily won all the
laurels of the play. MY opinion is that
Booth and Barrett are over-rated.
They are good in some plays, but in
heroic character they fall far below the
late John Mccullough or the young
actor Robt. Downing. Lexington was
we'll represented at the matinee. l saw
Prof. Sellers and wife, o. Andreen and
wife, Mrs. Col. Reid, Miss Corder,
Frank Lamborn, Thomas Ylngling and
several others.
POLITICAL.
IL is becoming mor apparent every
day that the republicans have no heart
IN this congressional fight. They are
fearfully handicapped, but are trying
to keep mp appearances. Judge Krum's
speech lays on them like a nightmare.
They are beginning to find out that
their leaders are not honest. and that
they are working against fate. / hope
this city will soon be cut off into a
separate congressional district.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. John McFadin and two daugh-
ters, Misses Fannie and Eva, under the
SAtO vi OOO NlCr dutu3 anu dCCUtl-
panied by Messrs. Min. and Fort. Nc
Fadin and their wives, are here visiting
the exposition and the city generally,
and are having a good time. Mrs.
McFadin says she is fitty-two years old,
and this 4 the frst TINA she svet insinI9..
led n SUCH + f8vEea She eftalaly
1~S3sserxas aseltssaiil a~racreasian. 81 ee
Fays aas win ssoWi her hlia mo n hts'sf
she VIII follow him. What a pity she
did not get here in time to see Barnum's
show. Mr.. VIM. Aull aud VIM. Frazier
are also here. Charlie Morrison is at
work in power hall. The dust is very
disagreeable. The heat is a disadvant-
age to the exposition. The city is full
OF strangers, and every train bring
many more Mrs. Ed. Zeiler and Sam
have been here two weeks.
W. G. M.