People's voice., 1900-09-20

pers and FIRE dancers, and the electric
show will occupy the south end. The
electric theatre, which was one OF the
attractions, WIS wrecked near Musca'
ftine, Ia., Friday night and two Of
their people killed. The owner Of
the show cancelled their contrast with
Wellington and took his outfit back
to Toronto, Canada. A show some
what similar TO the electric theatre
will be here tomorrow to take Id
place. BallahoOs will be with every
show. The northeast wing OF the
Midway enclosure is the "bull pen.'
There will be several free shows 10
the bull pen. Visitors TO the bull
pen ont can circulate freely through
the Midway enclosure. except 10 the
Streets OF Cairo and German village
which have separate enclosures. The
admission to the Streets Of Cairo
German village and other shows oI
the inside will be 10 cents. II also
costs 10 cents to get into the bull pen,
where the free shows are given. Free
shows will be given on the streets
also, where everybody can see them
;or nothing.
A platform is being built at the In
tersection Of Washington and Harvey
avenues, on which Prof. Dan Rice will
give his free trained pig show each
day OF the Jubilee.
"Baby Bliss" one Of the individual
Jubilee attractions, arrived mis- morn
ing. "Bsby Hiss" is one Of the
largest men 10 the world. The hacl
wouldn't hold him this morning and
he was hauled up town on a baggage
wagon.
TUESDAY.
The Sumner County Jubilee and
Wheat Carnival was formally opened
last night with the coronation cere'
monies in the big tent on South
Washington avenue, under the direc.
tion of the Dunbar Coronation Co.
The crowd was so big that it could
not be controlled. For fully an hour
before the exercises commenced, a
crowd Of nearly a thousand people
stood in front Of the main entrance
awaiting admission. Miserable man.
agement was shown in the method OF
admitting people, and seating them
The main entrance was only three OF
four feet wide and the two ticket
takers seemed to be incapable Of
doing the work expeditiuusly. NJ
attention was paid to reserved sea-
coupons, and every person had tt
scramble for his seat. II there were
any ushers 10 the tent, they were
overcome by the crowds long before
the performance commenced. The
crowd % the outside was remarkably
patient under the circumstances, anC
to person not in the jam it seemed
like an almost hopeless task to gaiI
admittance. Many people sent thei
wives and children in and gave up al
hope of getting 10 themselves. Some
one cut the ropes holding the tent tt
the ground stakes on the north sidt
and two or three hundred people
men, women and children-raised tht
curtain and crawled in. The crowC
was still struggling in as best they
could at the main entrance when thu
entertainment commenced.
Inside the tent everything was dis
order. People were standing on tht
seats and ioStling each other. WomeT
and children were massed in tht
crowd and tramped upon. The weigh
became too heavy for the seats an;
section after section went down. Tn,
performance was continually inter
trupted by falling seats, cries o
frightened children, Catcalls from
men and boys, and cries from a stri
dent voiced man who seemed to bt
connected with the show calling upoI
people to "sit down" To sit dowr
was dangerous. A woman had hel
ankle broken, girl was badly bruised
about the feet and half dozen othel
people received slight injuries by
sitting on The seats and being caught
under. them when they fell.
Although the weather outside wa
chilly, the atmosphere in the tent wal
sitting. When the performance com.
menced the side curtains were lower
ed and everybody told to enter. There
was no room on the inside for anyone
from the otside to "enter," and hun
dreds Of people piled out Of the tent
preferring to witness the ceremonies