Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-10
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.

flee Taken for a Waiting Room
A Bicycle Craze-Theaters Open
ing.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, September 4.-1f yoc
want romance and funny incident, don't 60
to books far it, but walk around the streets
of st. Louis some of these nights while the
crowd is surging through them, and watch
the people. On the first night of the illummi-
nation the streets were SO damned that the
cars couldn't move, and at points where the
crowd was thickest many tried in every way
TO find relief from the crush in the houses
near which they were. Chicago merchant
was down on Broadway with his wife, and
pressed and jostled by the throng she felt
that she was going to faint. They were In
front of building with great glass front,
and he saw the Waterman inside. BY signs
he asked the man to open the door and let
them in. The Waterman shook his head.
He became vehement in his gestures, ana az
last he'd up five dollar bill. Still the
watchman refused. The angry merchant
the next morning early to complain to the
mans employers about his barbarlty. de
stalked into the Office, and stated his case to
the first man he saw in authority.
I'VE are sorry" said the gentleman, but
the Waterman did his duty. We had money
in here that night to send out the next DAY,
and that man had instructions to keep the
doors locked. Besides, too, he Is under
bond of $4,000 to obey orders:
The merchant looked around, and dlsc2v-
cred that he was in an express office. he
will look at the Examinations the next time
from q window.
The city authorities have for the first time
volunteered to add a little to the fall attrac-
tons, Coming into st. Lows from the west,
every train passes under seven big iron
bridges across the Mill Greek Valley. Here,
after all these bridges will be Illuminated
with colored lights at night, and visitors will
thus receive brilliant welcome before they
get of the cars. Then. from the depot ali
the way up to their hotels, they will pass De-
tween the lines of the street illuminatlons,
which fash out before the first evening train
gets to the city. ,
The bicycle dealers of the city say that
over five thousand people here ride wheels.
Two thousand of these are active wheelmen,
that is, they ride every day, and are con-
number of cyclists. They are arranging
now for a street parade during September;
The wheels will be hung with lanterns and
many of them will carry floats with various
devices. There has been only one other
illuminated street parade of wheelmen IN
the country. That was here, several yoars
AGO, and it excited tho widest interest be-
cause of its novelty and picturesqueness.
The route of the parade is to be over the
smooth streets in the residence part OF the
city. and the wheelmen will all dismoun!
| opposite the exposition building.
The theatrical season in the city opened
last week, and each of the seven houses. &c
say nothing of tbs dime museums, Is draw
ING well. The new German theater has DO
gun its FIRST season. This theater was com
plated during the Summer, and - opposite
the exposition building. II Is endowed BY
the wealthy German residents of the city
| and has a stock company playing. During
the season, the best German actors, as they
finish their engagements in New York, will
be brought here to play. Except New York,
there is no such provision for the encourage
ment of the German drama ELSEWHERE Id I'M
/ Cnited States.