Wichita eagle., 1888-06-17
OFF TODAY.
OVER FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE
LEAVE FOR CHICAGO.
Decoration of the Rock Island Train
by the Clubs---Time
Trains Leave.


Republican clubs in decorating their
special train over the Rock Island TO Chl-
cago, which leaves at 1920 this morning.
The train consists Of baggage car, one
coach, four chair cars and four sieepers.
Banners have been placed on each SIDE
with very appropriate notices and de-
signs. The engine Will also be decorated
with bunting of national colors.
AS the train stood on the side track at
the depot last evening ready for this morn
ing's start several hundred people viewed
carefully the decorations and in every case
even the Democratic friends were unre-
served in their words of praise for the
clubs in showing so much enterprise and
also after seeing the fine rolling seock fur
nished the city by the road would lnYarla-
bly say kind word for the Rock Island
1t was pronounced by all. theEfinest deco
rated train that ever left Wichita and the
southwest, and would attract as much at
tention en- route as any other from the
state of Kansas. In fact, some of the boys
seem to think that the work as a whole
will compare quite faVorably with
the finest trains from the east. All the
work mas been done in oil and thus en-
abled to stand rain without being IN the
least impaired or injuring the cars. The
work was done by Mr.. William Kay, the
artist appointed by the clubs, and who,
from the ability he has shown in that line,
promises to be quite useful during the
coming campaign. He is an experienced
hand at the business, and besides having
an artistic hand is well posted in the work
ing of political parties giving him fund
of information for getting up designs OF
the most striking character.
The leading idea in the decorations is
WICHITA.
The name Of the southwestern metropo-
lis is on the center of each banner IN let
tiers three feet high and brought out in
such colors that they can be read distinctly
from a great distance. Looking down the
side of the train the word appears on the
engine and nine cars, nothing being
omitted but the tender. This alone it Is
thought will be quite sufficient to create
a cheer for the departing crowd as the
train starts and the citizens can bear in
mind that a good add is Ell route to Chi
cago and those on board will do all in their
power to make the most of it, doing the
city as much credit as possible.
The first four cars will carry banners of
the national colors bearing the name
'Wichita" and nothing else. The others
will be of muslin with mottos and de-
signs. The fifth on the left side shows the
motto, THE Wonder of the World:
Wichita the Chicago of the Plains" The
sixth on the same side has 1.-THE wealthiest
city of her age in the world. A lean
grasshopper asking for only three grains
of corn is very suggestive that he is
tramp and Kansas has not been good
home for him for some time. Passing the
word "Wichita" is another grasshopper
with head and a face suggestive of Thur
man. Instructions are given him that he
can not trespass in Kansas.
The sixth car decoration starts off with
a cartoon that had an admiring crowd last
evening as long as it was possible to see it.
1t was called "a November Cyclone" An
old time covered coach with Cleveland
head sticking ont of the top and
monkey near by holding his hat. Two
shaggy balky horses attached. one called
Veto. and Thurman with his hand on the
RENT was trying to lead them, but meet
ing with little success. In the freight de-
partment of the coach box of snuff and
G. c. barrel Of taffy. Voorhees, is under
one of the hind wheels and the expression
of the face indicates that he is about ready
for the undertaken The coach is called the
free trade Democracy. Dougher5y and
Carlisle are side by side trying to drive,
and seem to be aware that this is a trip of
doubtful ending. a short distance ahead
in the road Is a pole ornamented with
bloody shirt marked ghost" Still ahead
is a turn in the road leading to the scene
of the cyclone, which shows many dark
and threatening clouds, each named, some
of which are as follows: Messages, veto,
veto, veto, veto, rebel flag order, malign
ing of soldiers etc On the other end of
the same banner is after the battle"
Cleveland has been forced to be seated in
an unpleasant position, with the bust
ness end of a free trade club making
a serious indentation in the softest place
of the lower hall OF his body. On very
and suggestive spot of his
pants is &c. A. r. kick" Poor old Thur
man is in the back ground with copious
tears running down his cheeks any trying
to care for them with bandana. Adjoin-
ing on the same banner is bicycle fac
tory with the advertisement, 81. J. ingalls,,
manager. Bicycles to lett In front of
the establishment is enc in running posi-
ton and looks like a vicious circular saw
other bicycle attachments. Old
man Voorhees, is seen ripped up
the back to the neck and is
telling Blackburn Don't try to ride one
of them tried one, now look at me-"
The eighth banner shows Granny
at his Office connected by tele-
graph with jeff Davis down in Mississippi.
JEFF has his late present, silver crown
for being president of the confederacy,
and wires Cleveland please give us our
flags" To which it is replied, "Oh, yes,
excuse me, all right" Decoration Day"
is the name of another design. Cleveland
with basket of beer bottles on the bank
of pond fishing with frog on the oppo-
site side croaking Veto"
The ninth and last banner bears, ingalls,
Marching and Young Mems Republican
clubs"
On the right hand side coming up to the
engine, the banner for the rear coach is
the same that is seen on the left side,
ingalls, Marching and Young Mems Re-
publican clubs"
The second banner is design called
Louisiana plan" in which an old south
erner with a musket is fixing the tally
sheet by counting the graves Of John Doe,
etc. The other end of that banner shows
a very fine, fat eagle with the Democratic
rooster under his care.
The third car from the rear has banner
with the motto, THE Peerless Princess Of
the Plains" Wichita, the Pride Of the
Pioneer"
The fourth banner shows FORMULATION