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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Fashionable Vaudeville at Grand


The fine audience tina witnessed the
Inauguration of a new order of things at
the Grand Opera House yesterday after
noon and last night gave ample assur-
ance that fashionable vaudeville is just
about what the amusement-loving public of
this city has been wanting for some time.
An admirable opening bill was pro-
|'vided and its excellent acts were received
with the greatest enthusiasm. Stage Di-
rector K. II. Cannon experienced a little
difficulty with the scene-shifters, to whom
vaudeville was a trihe strange, but such
little bitches are nothing more than might
be expected when a theater undergoes a
complete change OF management The or
chestra did not seem as familiar with the
music as IL might have been, but the
audience at the matinee was in a gracious
mood and the brilliance of the specialties
overshadowed the blunders. The pro-
gramme began with Frank Urban, musi-
clan and plastic mOdeIer. Mr.. Urban is q
better musician than he is a modeler, and
much more proficient at either than he is
in the matter of perpetrating jokes. He
made quite a hit with his musical instru-
ment which is played after the manner of
q XylophOne, but which has wires in lieu
of strips of metal. His cleverness in
changing a clay image of a German to a
speaking likeness of an Irishman with a
few defJ movements of his fingers evoked
a burst OF hearty applause. Flat and Suth-
u ~ AAAn Aa(NCl AOAACAlAACF lHdUG IUtII-
selves favoriteS with the audience by the
infectious swing of their act. Mr.. Flatt gave
a bright monologue and played we'll on the
~saxcphone, while Miss Sutherland con-
tributed a taking tough girl imitation
and some very funny dance movement
An act that deserved TO rank as "a head
Girl with the Auburn Hair" or Murray and
Lane. operate singers, was the delight
full little sketch The Halfway House
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher, two
of the most finished vaudeville artists that
have ever come to this city. The sketch
was written by Ezra Kendall and il would
seem that Mr.. Kendall exhausted himself
in providing il with bright sayings. The
Fishers Silded the piece with their art I'M
I'll IL shone forth one of the best hits on
the entire programme. George Stewart
captured the house with his infectious
limitations OF barnyard denizens, steam
boat whistles and calliope notes. In imi-
tating the calliope Mr.. Stewart accom-
plished the wonderful feat OF producing
two separate and distinct notes stimuli
taneously. The act OF THE Girl with the
preston than last week. The singer was
in better voice and her new song Heaven
~ Light seems to afford more oppor-
tunities than THE Holy City" Several
new drops were shown preliminary TO the
great cathedral scene. Baby Lund. the re-
markable child soprano, followed in three
songs that fixed her position az a prime
favorite. The little girl has been heard
here before and was given n cordial re-
ception yesterday. The audience expected
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

much of J.. K. Murray and Miss Clara
Lane I'm their operate sketch and were not
disappointed. The mann in which these
people sang indicated that their retirement
from opera was purely voluntary and only
temporary. The programme was brought
to a close with the highly sensational
acrobatic and gymnastic act of the three
Poiriers. European importations. 1t would
be difficult 10 arrange a more entertaining
or better balanced vaudeville bill than the
one provided by Manage NJ. C.. Anderson
and his local representative, Mr.. Myers.
Lovers of refined diversion will certainly
express their appreciation OF the efforts
of these gentlemen by patronizing their en-
terprise literally.
The bill Of yesterday afternoon and last
night will be repeated twice daily through.
out the week. Popular prices prevail at
matinee performances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

The farcical spectacular comedy "McFad-
denis Row of Flats is even a little better
than ever. and it always was good. 1t
opened, yesterday, to big audiences at the
Park.
Farce-comedy, particularly when 1t is
served in an attractive form, is one of
the most popular theater diversions. 1t
is as a rule elastic in construction, and
will allow of constant change and of the
introduction of new and catchy material.
"McFadden's Flats is a mass of color,
pretty costumes, good looking girls, clever
specialties and uproarious fun, furnished
largely by FOL Price as Tim McFadden
and AlonZo Lang as Jacob Baumgartner
These men are rivals in politics and in
love. Mrs. Murphy being the object of
their affection. They fight a duel over
her-a glove d~uel-which has features new
to burlesque contests of this sort, and is
exceedingly funny.
The play opens at Five Points. New
York, proceeds to a Taumany Hall ball,
and winds up in Baumga.tner's hotel. All
the sets are unusually realistic, but the
Tammany Hall ball scene is the gayest.
One of the hits of this scene is M
Tiger Lily" sung by McWatters and Ty-
son and a chorus of pretty girls under
some beautiful calcium effects. There is
a musical turn by the Fredericks in this
act that is away ahead in cleverness or
both music and dialogue OF most Special
ties of this nature. Harry Watson's trick
bicycle riding is well known as being OF
the best. Ina tomas does some toe dane
ing that wins her much applause, and the
character changes of McWatters and Tyson
are among the best things of the perform
ance. The Sousa band, with Harry Wat
son as the March King" is funny, and
there are numerous attractive
Frank Cotton's donkeys were received with
shouts of laughter The dwarfs, Bobby
Ralston and Jennie Sullivan, are the "Yel-
low Kids" and are in evidence much of
the time. "McFadden's Flats" will do
the usual crowded business. 1t is a most
excellent comedy, and well deserves its
DoDularfty-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
"Maya-A Story of Yucatan"-is

"Maya-A Story Of Yucatan"-is a
tale of love and adventure in which the
scenes are laid amid the abodes of that
wonderful people whose ruined cities are
to-day the noblest of aborigi-
nal art. The period is that of the Spanish
invasion, and a princess of the Maya race
is the chief character in the story.
The author has been a traveller in Yucca
tan, familiar with the scenes he describes,
and the events which form the background
or setting of his romance, are narrated
with historical accuracy. For sale by the
BOWEN-MERRILL CO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

The Department Made Many Runs
Yesterday.

The fire department had a large number
of runs yesterday though only two re-
suited in any great loss. The first was in
the grocery Of n. A. Moore & Co, at 146
North Illinois street, where a gas jet in
the basement set fire to the floor. There
was considerable loss from smoke and had
not the fire been discovered when it was
the cooling plant would have dropped
through the floor entailing a loss of prob
ably s.. 900. A defective fiue in the home of
y. Goladay, $50 North Illinois street. caused
a fire and a loss of about $500.
AT 1 o'clock this morning fire was dis
covered in the basement OF the Claypool
building at Illinois and Washington streets.
After some difficulty entrance was secured
and ii was found the fire was in a coal
bin. The damage was very small
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
M,KEY-FITZGIBBoNs

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE announce
ment is made of the marriage at Elks Fall,
Kan, of Mr.. Claude Mickey, Of this city,
and Miss Nellie Fitzgibbons. of Longton,
Kan. The wedding, which was a secret one,
was solemnized on Dec. 9. Mr.. Mickey is
local editor of the Pioneer, of which his
father, b. +. Mickey, is editor and pub
Usher. His bride is a daughter of Mr..
George Fitzgibbons. a prominent merchant
of Longton, Kan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Harry Coils Breaks. a Leg.

Harry Coils. instructor OF golf at the
Country Club. suffered a broken leg yes
tcrday while doing high jumping on the
club grounds. Two of his friends held a
rope for him while he attempted 70 jump
over IL. His foot caught in the rope and
he fell TO the ground. resulting in one of
his legs being fractured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
A messenger from the executive chamber

A messenger from the executive chamber
at Albany, N. Y, reached the office of
District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner, at
New York yesterday bearing a copy of
new charges which have been preferred
against the district attorney by the State
attorney general. The document charges
in general that the district attorney has
interfered with and hindered the attorney
generals office in the prosecuting of cases
wherein violation of the election laws are
charged.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15
CITY I'm BaIEF.
gives relief

Tom Arnold Is in St Joseph on bust
meas.
Mr. J. N PuKh Of woodward. o. T
was IN the city yesterday.
r z. Hastorznan Of the Kansas IA
tonal bank. is IN Garrett Or business
Mr. z. l. Smith. car Inspector Of the
Pecos valley. = visiting Ia TIRE city.
Mrs Cecil Harris and da1ghter. Aleta,
o. Kansas City are visiting 90 the city.
Yesterday morning e bright baby giri
came % gladden. the home q ar ana
Mrs. George z. Herring
Tue divorce case aie8 ~ the 1lst~ict
oourt Thursday should have rsa1 Pred
Brldgernan Instead o. Frapk Brakeman
nr. Bertis Brsoo wi8 leave today fer
Kirksvine. No. and Quincy. H.. her o-d
home. o spend ths h91aaya win her -
rents
Pearson Iy0as. travslisg 94s1suEs-
arent for ne Iglssos1ri Fac.Gc. vas 81 she
city ysstertay t-a1zac4lz sae.neas ara
caLng ca fr.eDd1
Mr i. b Psgtan - Insara. wro hss
been Waiting Profeseer Frank D1nsa
aa8 D-Dstg snsr.g 81 Dlzkl1. ieit ges-
ter,1ay f9r California
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15

tastes. and ambitions Of his friend thu
Doctor. This is certainly not mistaken
Identity" sair Mr. Whiting. this Is an
actual exchange Of Identities. Finally
the soul Of the business man returns.
and having no other place 20 60. It enters
the doctors body. The complicated sit
uatio1s that are developed By these two
men, each trying TO carry on the other 8
affairs. are sufficient. not alone for one
evenings entertainment, but FOR q dozen
The comedy viii be presented here By TIE
original cast, including George Larsen
Matte I.ockette, Harry Byers Edmund
Burroughs, Frsnklyn Whitman. Harry
Morton, Lester Walters. MaroeIls Bon
META. Alta Parry and others
The person who disturbed the conrsga-
ton last Sunday BY coughing. IS request
ed 70 call on G. Gehring. 20 r Douglas;
Geo Van Werden. S2s n. Main; wichita
Drug Co.. 10 E Douglas. or Gus saur.
52l r. Douglas. and get bottle OF
FOLEY.s HONEY AND TAR. u ways
gives relief
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15
A HrNDOo HOoDoo

There Is only one Stanley Whiting. Re
is the manager of the attraction bearing
the above odd title. Fat genial and
full Of enthusiasm for his new play. ne
arrived in town yesterday. Seen at the
Carey, he said:
"A Hindoo Hoodoo' f., I believe IN
some respects the most remarkable come
dy in years. The plot IS, as Tar as
know, absolutely original When Shake
speare wrote the play sbesR the Two
DromiOs. he opened a pathway that has
been followed conscientousIy by all max
ers Of comedies since that day Every
comedy OF which you can think Is. II
based upon some play. upon mistaken
identity. Charles Aunt a man mas
guarding as a woman: Ny Friend From
India barber masqueradinE es q bish-
%; Cay Coney Island an indignant
plumber incorporating as a millionaire
and SO an al inAnitum: hut always mis-
taken identity as the basis.
Every possible application resulting
from mistaken identity has been worked
out to its logical conclusion until the
man who could so dress up and disguiee
the old situation as to make them seem
Ike new ones Is now hailed as al but
creator. And now cometh one John
Fowler. author Of "A Hindoo Hoodoo.
and snnounceth from the housefops that
be hath discovered new comedy sltaa-
ton Followed the story
'sIn New York city are two men who
are warm friends one is a1iasiness man
- Quick, smart. up,-to-date promote;
the other q fashionable doctor At the
beginning theTe e. a Hindoo on ne sce1e.
en educated, cultivated theosophisg. 70
whom is impaired most extEaoralnarY
powers. As a test q these powers
meeting between the 1arse IS arranged
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appears ana places beth tae doctor ard
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15
WICHITA BUSINESS COLLEGE
Pupils and Friends Have a Splendid
Time Last Night

The Wichita Business College gave
their annual entertainment last evening
in their rooms in the Biting block, at
which time they also presented diplomas
TO those who have just graduated by the
examination test of work or ability. d.
plomas were also given those who by rea-
son of one years successful work in one
office were Untitled to them.
The rooms were crowded to overfowing
with past and present pupils and their
friends. The Wichita people who gradu-
ated were: Misses }Jessica Cox, Rosa
Starr, Nellie Ward, Lucy Thomas, Ora
Tomas. viven Kessler, Lulu Hatton, Eva
Decatur, Ada May eioode. Lydia Moors,
Byrd Gilmore. Mrs. Edith Peckham Wool
ard. Messrs. Chas. Ritter, S. c. Gemmel,
V. NJ Stetman, 0tis Cove, w. K. Win
ton, Fred Little,
The out of town graduates are: Miss
Byrd Walker of Oklahoma City, Mr..
claire Kracaw, Denver. and Mr.. Paul
Noble, Springfield, Mo.
A very interesting literary entertain
ment was the feature Of the evening and
those who lent their services for the en-
ioyment Of those present were Miss Ma
bel Dill who gave piano solo; Mr..
Clarence Copeland, grafton; Miss May
Goode. violin solo with plano accompani-
ment by Miss Anne Chase; music BY
Miss Hazel Foote; recitation by Clyde L.
Ritter piano solo by Mr.. Waiter Allen;
vocal solo, Miss Eva Dill; blackboard
solo, Praf. Van Kirk; vocal solo, Miss
Nettie Lindgrove; reading, Miss Donna
IToga. and mandolin Guitar and haufo
trio by Miss Helen Murray. Kent Murray
and Prof. Garcelin, which was one of the
best numbers Of the program; recitation,
Miss Matte Irvine; recitation, Fred
Tucker
Mr. Fa7el in very neat speech pre-
scented the diplomas, giving a short his
tory Of the school in which he said that
three years ago the shorthand depart
ment lad started with one pupil and two
teachers, and that now the school lad
Eve teachers and there were forty
pupils alone il the shorthand class.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15
For a Cold in the Head
Laxative BrOmo- Quinine Tablets.
CITY OF KlNGMAN VS.. FOWLER
Judge Wall Takes WaterwOFks Case
FINDER AdviRement

The city of Kingman versus Edwin NJ
Fowler is the title of a case tried before
Judge Wall master commissioner of the
United States circuit court, yesterday
morning. The action was brought by the
city to cancel and set aside a franchise
for operating a water works owned by
the defendant, Fowler.
The plaintiff in the action maintains
that the character and supply of water
was not up to the standard the defend
ant had promised to give when the fran
chise was granted. The defendant con
tends that there was substantial com
pliance with the terms Of the ordinance
giving him the right to operate the plant
and that the city of Kingman is indebt-
ed to him to the extent og $S,6625O for
water rents from January, 1894 until Oc-
tober, 1886. when the defendants com
pany went into the hands Of a receiver.
The case was taken under Amusement
c. H Nearing Of Kansas City, No.
represented Fowler and 5. S. Ashbaugh
the city OF Kingman-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15
Mr.. U.C. GUSS HERE
Guthrie Banker Does Business in
Wichita.

Mr.. Q. c. Guss Of Guthrie. president
of the Bank Of Indian Territory. was in
the city yesterday transacting business
with the Fourth National Bank Mr..
Guss is an admirer Of Wichita and often
comes to this city to do business.
He said to a reporter for the Eagle:
zone Of the noticeable things is that
every person in Wichita's territory al
ways stick up for Wichita, We people
IN Oklahoma think that Wichita is the
only place and you can only hear good
words for Wichita and her people.
There has been much change in this
city. I have noticed it and it is more
noticeable now than at any other time.
Oklahoma is coming on too. The per-
son who has not been south for some
time is not aware Of the advancement OF
our country OF course we are not up
TO Kansas yet, but we think that we are
doing quite well for youngsters"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15

duce our annual appropriation; hence a
county with an institution" becomes a
member Of the associated band of treas
ury looters."
Wichita does not need any gifts to en-
able it to be; Wichita simply wants
free field and open fight, fair fight The
acceptance Of place under an administra-
ton is a sale of the right TO criticise it;
the location Of an institution is good by
to legislative Independence.
Wichita is in possession Of the assets
situate within its limits by virtue OF its
thrift, pluck and independence. and not
by reason of its being a legislative men
dicant. The common sense view Of the
location Of an insane asylum is to add
to present buildings where now located
The making of commercial asset out
of an insane asylum is not to my mind
the way to build town.
This mornings Eagle says Topeka has
raised $4,000 to fight vice (the amount is
doubted), if this is true, Topeka is the
natural place for this new insane project
and the managers of the vice-trust fund
should be the officers thereof.
KOS HARRIS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-15
DRAKE IS PROMOTED
Wichita Man Is Made a Trav-
cling Passenger Agent
FOR THE ROCK ISLAND
viii Have His Headquarters
in Salt Lake City,

To the regret Of all his many friends
in this city, as well as the travelling pub
lie who have occasion 70 be patrons Of
his popular line, it is announced officially
that Mr.. Ernest Drake. for two years
the district passenger and ticket agent
for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific.
has been transferred and VIII remove
from the city as soon as he can arrange
perhaps ten days.
Mr. Drake came to this city from
Hutchinson two years ago and succeeded
a very popular man, Mr.. A E. Cooper
transferred to Portland, Ore. During his
two years residence here Mr.. Drake has
won the highest esteem from local bust
ness men and social companions ana
friends, as well as the warm respect
from patrons who have known something
Of his accommodating, always courteous
efforts, TO please and 70 satisfy. The at
tenton of the general passenger depart
msnt officials at Topeka was directed to
his energetic, tireless attention to duties
for his company and as a simple reward
for mertorious service he was asked TO
take the promotion Of travelling passen-
ger and ticket agent at Salt Lake City.
This viii be headquarters and his terri
tory win include Colorado, Utah, New
Mexico, Wyoming. Idaho, Montana, and
a portion of Oregon. de viii leave as
soon as his successor relieves him, and
VINO this viii be is not yet determined.
Since the transfer means a promotion
with greater emolument TO Mr.. Drake,
his many friends here and business asso-
ciates unhesitatingly express their JOY
and extend their warmest congratulations
and best wishes for his future: but in
doing so there will be many a pang Of
sincere regret in their losing a prince of
good fellows. a genial, gentlemanly rail-
road official and q staunch, earnest
friend