People's voice., 1900-09-27
was taken to a doctors Office to have

hitting him with rubber ball and
knocked him so far iu the crowd that
he did not get TO see what became OF
nlm. A wumau caught a man by the
collar aud wore out S2 umbrella on
him fer striking her with rubber
bail. There was so much rubber ball
throwing yesterday that the meekest
persons finally rebelled aud put on
their gloves.
FRIDAY.
Clouds gathered 10 the south and
southwest yesterday evening and
threatened rain, but it looked like IT
was several hours off. Abou; dark the
thunder rolled and a spattering
shower sent the crowds scurrying for
shelter A heavy rain soon CON-
Wenced falling, and continued for a
half nUur. The clouds cleared away
quicker than they came ana the stars
shIne brightly above, The streets
were running with water and the Mid
way was flooded. 1t looked like a
serious blow the Midway. The big
geSt crowd OF the jubilee was 10 Wei
lingtUn and had put in Jhe DAY on the
streets taking in the free shows and
having good time. The Midway
people looked forward to a big harvest
ln the evening, but the rain cast a
gloom over it. The Midway shows
were accustomed to paved streets,
where rain causes little inconven'
ience, and the mud was perplexlng
problem. John Haughey sat in bis
rudely constructed Office with the
rain drenching his big form. The
shower let up and he hunted a dark
spot where he could get a'lOok at the
heavens. The clouds we're gone, The
telephone bells rang and before the
crowds realized that the rain was
over wagon loads Of hay we're pulling
up the street to the Midway. The
man with a megaphone mounted a
box. Hay! no charge for entering
the Midway tonight" he shouted.
Everybody come" The crowds
thought OF the mud and refused
to bulge. The air was remark
ably clear and light, the crowds
were still and the sound Of the mega.
phone seemed to reach the limits OF
the city. mo mud! no mud! no
mud! The midway is full OF hayG'
shouted the megaphOne. "Hey?n
answered the crowd. "Hayl Hayr'
yelled the megaphone, "you all come,
Tne mud is covered with hay" The
crowd caught the meaning and like
an immense herd Of drifting cattle
they moved from the four points OF
the compass to the gates OF the Mid.
way Plalsance. Inside everything was
hay. The ballahOOs took up the cry
and shouted, "Hayl hay! hay!" to at
tract the attention of the throngs
that swarmed through the big gates.
The crowd took up the cry and shout
ed Hay" In each others ears. Hay
covered the ground q depth OF sew
eral inches, and the mud was subdued.
inside the Midway, the scene was one
Il animation everywhere. Big crowds
swarmed 10 front Of every show and
laughed at the antics OF the ballahoos,
refusing to 20 10 at once because OF
the amusing sights outside. Finally
the crowd got tired OF the ballahOos
and bought tickets for the shows.
Every show was literally patronized,
and the Midway reaped a harvest; the
rain left 20 rust. The best "wOrkers"
in the Midway are the DeKreko
brothers. Col. DeKreke, the big,
picturesque man who manages the
show, is as hard a worker as any man
in his employ. His big, open cOunte-
nance and foreign brogue and his
clever faklshness pleases the crowd.
! After watching him for awhile, you
will readily give 10 cents to go
inside merely to shake his hand.
DeKreko gets the crowds first, the
German village next, and the numer-
Gus shows at the south end Of the
enclosure last. Last night DeKrekO
made such a noise In front OF his
"Streets Of Cairo" show that be pulled
the crowds away from the rest Of
the shows and caused them to tenn
porarily suspend operations. The
Midway last night was q success In
spite of the rain. To Manager
Haughey's clevernesS and the energy
Of the ballahoOs is due the credit.
The southbOund Rock Island pas
senger last night could not hold all
the passengers who came In on the
morning trains with the intention of
going back that evening, and a
great many decided to remain
over night ard take in the wheat
exhibits today. The train was
crowded as it was never crowded be-
fore. On the forward platform Of the
smoker fully thirty people were stand
ing when the train pulled out. Two
women stood on the lower steps and
when the train moved out the truck
wagon on the platform Scraped them.
They were still clingiDg there, hold.
ing on by the strength Of their arms,
when The train WAS Loaf in the dark
ness. The ais es II every coach on
the train exrept the sleeper were
jammed tightly with people; they we're
packed in like sardines. The north
bound passenger was crowded with
visitors returning to Wichita and in
termediate points.
Confetti became so deep on the
walks yesterday that 1t was picked up
by boys aud thrown again, soiling
dresses and hats. The rain last night
soaked the confetti, and put a stop
to the nuisance. tBf
One of the novel sights on the
streets this morning was the band
playing march on the ferris wheel.
1t was a clever idea on the part OF
the ferris wheel owners, and captured
the crowd. The band is a particularly
good one, and a crowd follows 1t