The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-30
STREET CARS TO RUN
Manager Nelson's Announce
ment for New Years Eve.
CANYONS WILL BOOM
To Start Century-WeIcOming
Event in Wichita,
COL0REO LIGHTS TO-BURN
City Will be Scene of SpIen-
dor at Midnight Hour

Manager. Nelson Of the street car com
pany made the announcement last night
that the street cars would run as long
as necessary ID. accommodate the people
on New years eve ana New Year morn
ing. This means that the people who
come down town to attend the demon
stration to welcome the new century viii
have means Of getting to their homes
after the affair is over.
Every plan has been made for that
event and tomorrow night the cannons
VIII sound the signal which VIII set
church bells to ringing whistles to
screaming and colored fireworks OF, over
the city to let Wichita people know that
another century has dawned as well IS
a new year.
AIr. George Bergman yesterday made
the arrangements Tor the colored FIRE
works TO be used on The city building and
the county building Men have been Sc
cured who viii take care of this part Of
the proceeding This VIII not be all for
the streets, from the railroads west on
Douglas and north on Main colored
lights win burn for half an hour
Three hundred Roman candles, too,
have been ordered and viii be here 10 add
their part In the demonstration for the
welcoming Of the new century.
The night win be a. lively one In Wich-
ita. There VIII be no set rule for any
one. il VIII simply be a time to get cut
and enjoy the occasion. Many masked
faces VIII be seen on the streets Ii VIII
be a time for everyone to have a tin
horn and to make noise. A number Of the
young people Of the city have planned to
be out and VIII be arrayed in costume
for the event They VIII have a good
time. t00. for that is one OF the main
things for which their plans are laid.
There via be band music. This Is set
tied. Band music that win stir the PEG
pie to realization that Wichita's welcome
TO another century is not such slow
affair
Promptly at 1875 the fun will begin.
At that time Captain Aspey, with his
battery, VIII fire the first salute This
VIII start the Demonstration. The bells
viii ring. The whistles viii scream and
the fireworks begin.
The affair viii be started by Washing
ton time The Western Union wires Will
tell the public of Wichita the time that
the demonstration beg ms there and as
soon as the electric spark conveys the IN
formation here it viii be started in
Wichita
Not only win Captain Aspey fire one
salGte, but there viii be thirty-nine more, I
making forty in ALL AS soon as that be- /
gins the colored lights on The court
house viii burn, the col0red lights on the
city building win fash up and Wichita
win be In the midst Of the century wei
coming movement
Not only VIII there be these things, but
many of the merchants have decided to
light the front Of their stores. to make as
much light as possible on the streets.
George Bergman who is at The head Of
the affair says: you can't imagine how
this town viii look when we get our fire
works turned on in full force. IT VIII be
noisy, too. for Captain Aspey and his men
viii fire FORTY salutes we have arrang-
ed 90 have the church bells ring. the
whistles TO blow. etc.
1--WE have planned to have genuine
good uuse. The people win come cut
There is nothing special such as a mask
ed ball. but many masked faces VIII be
Ia evidence. Some of the young people
have arranged to be ont in fun costume
and from every evidence The night WIN be
= splendid one Many Of She merchants
nave promised to Ieht mo the front OF
heir stores for the occasion"
The night VIII be splendid one for an
hour or more. The lights on the streets
yil he something which Wichita has not