The times., 1886-10-01


cows were buried beneath falling
barns. The horse and buggy OF De-
putty Sheriff Ward was h.tched in
front of his house when the cyclone
came. After the storm had passed
the horse and buggy had disappeared,
and no trace OF either has yet been
found. The damage to property in the
city is estimated at $75, 900 and may ex-
ceed that sum.
WANT NO REDS.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 20.-Every Sun
day afternoon for two months past
Walker Vrooman, who styles himself
the hoy orator of Kansas" has been
delivering speeches on the public
square. within twenty yards of the
Central Police Station. Yesterday
afternoon he delivered his usual an
archistic harangue, but before he had
concluded he was interrupted by a
policeman and taken to the central
station, where he was informed by
Sergeant Nugent, who was in charge,
that the meetings would have to be
discontinued. VroOman was badly
would not deliver any more obJectiOna-
BILE speeches. While he was in the sta
tiOn one of the crowd which had been
listening to him mounted the stand
and began an lncendiary speech. I'VE
are the people" he began, "and we'll
hold our meetings in spite of all the
police out Of; 1t is time. for the
working people to arm" Here
policeman pulled him off the stand,
and he at once begged to be let go.
Another one Of the crowd attempted
to speak, but he was also promptly
pulled down. Then the crowd began
TO get turbulent and started to close in
on the few policemen who were around
the stand. Trouble seemed imminent.
and the police drew their clubs, but
the timely appearance of Sergeant
Nugent and squad of additional po-
licemen prevented an outbreak. The
crowd was dispersed by the police with
some difficulty, but groups OF men
stood on the street corners for hours
aflerward discussing the action of the
police. The drift Of the conversation
showed that there are more anarchiStic
sympathiZers in this city than was i'm
agined. In fact, the police say great
many of the Chicago Anarchists have
located here, but the authorities an
nounce that no halt way steps will be
taken, and that all Anarchists will be
promptly suppressed.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 2l.-Every train and
steamboat arriving last night and to-
day was freighted with Knights Tenn
plar who are to participate in the
twenty-third triennial conclaTe. Fully
forty thousand knights have already
arrived, and it is expected that at least
ten thousand more will arrive. In ad-
ditiOn to these there are about fifteen
thousand other visitors in the city, but
owing to the admirable man ner in
which the Committee of Arrangements
performed its duties all were assigned
10 their quarters Immediately upon
their arrival and without the slightest
confusion. An escort was provided to
meet each cOmmandery upon its ar
rival, and conduct them to their quar-
ters. During the day the different
commanderles exchanged visits, and
the result was continuous marching
to and fro ali day and late into the
night of bodies of uniformed knights,
headed by bands of music. Tonight
the streets were illuminated. Thirty
thousand gas jets, extending over
seven miles OF streets, and with globes
of variegated colors, were lighted for
the first time, and the effect was mag
nificent. The city is gayly decorated
with flags and bunting, scarcely a
house from the levee to the suburbs
being without its flags and Masonic
emDlemS.
KNIGHTS IN THE WET.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-The morning
broke cloudy and threatening, but the
knights Templar began turning out as
early as o'clock for the parade. At
s O'Clock the cannon on the Court
House square doomed forth nine
times, which was the signal for the
Communicates to form in line. A few
minutes later rain began to fall, and
it was soon pouring in torrents. A
hasty consultation was held, and it
was decided to abandon the parade un-
til Thursday morning at IL O'Clock.
The poStponement was a great disap-
poinlment 10 the thousands of citizens
and visitors who thronged the streets
from almost early dawn and had taken
up every point of vantage from which
to observe the procession. Many of
the visitors came from Il distance sole
ly to witness the parade and as many
of them cannot afford to wait over till
Thursday they felt the disappointment
keenly. The rain continued through
out the forenoon and compelled knights
and others to remain in doors.
GENERAL NEWS.
ID. j. Calligan, a prominent politician
of Peoria, Illinois, died Sunday morn
ing.
The Newport regatta committee