Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-01
QUIZ ST. LOUIS LErrEn.

Finishing Touches OF the Carnival Prepa-
ratiOns A Singular scheme OF Street
Thieves--A Novel Competition.
ST.. LOUIS, August 22.-The streets of the
city present a remarkable appearance this
week, every main thoroughfare being adorn-
ed with arches. globes, set pieces, and other
indispensables to a grand carnival The
great feature of the entire display is a grand
celebration of the four hundredth anniver-
sary OF the voyage of Columbus. When the
plans were made 1t was believed the world 3
fair would be held in 1892 and when the
great event was postponed, the money for
the celebration on the banks of the Missis-
sippi had been subscribed. So it was de
clded to go on with the program as original
~ outlined, and thus it comes about. that
the hrst great Columbi celebration will be
heid IN st. Louis. The display with its
1900 lights vii cost st. Louis over $1O0, 900,
but the money is in the bank for the pur-
pose, and there will be left fully four times
the amount for next years display.
The detectives of the city, or at least those
OF them who have direct charge of the thefts
that occur here, have been put to their
trumps for week past to stop kind of
stealing that is unique. Thousands of the
colored globes for tina lights along the streets
next month have been put up for week or
more, the Illumination co npany desiring to
get satisfactory test of the lamps before
the hrst CT September. The globes repre-
sent about fifty thousand dollars Since the
men employed by the committee began to
put the lamps on the arches, a band of
thieves have been following the workmen
around, carrying of the globes by night and
selling them. The globes are used in al
most every building where pretty lighting Is
wanted, and the thieves found no difficulty
IN dlsposing of them at good price. After
a good deal of patient work, the detectives
last week discovered the house where the
thieves hid the lamps, and by setting watch,
arrested the principal ones. Hundreds OF
the globes were lost, but they have been re-
placed, and 1t has been made the special
duty OF the police to keep an eye on them
hereafter till the illumination is over.
The other day a newspaper of st. Louis
issued map of the city that Is genuine
curiosity. 1t was an advertising scheme,
and no doubt paid the paper well, but many
a man cut out the map and put it in his
pocket for use some evening when he should
ind time hanging heavily on his hands. The
map showed all the places of summer
amusement in the city, as we'll as how to
reach them by the street. cars. Fifteen gar
dens and theaters are located, all within a ride
of half an hour from the center of the town,
and most of them only fifteen minutes dis
tant from the principal hotels. These gar
dens are feature of the summer and fall
amusement of st. Louis. They open gener-
ally about the first of May and are well pat
rOniZed till the cold weather sets in, about
the last of October. Most of them are con-
Quoted with the strictest propriety, and all
have large halls attached to them, where their
guests are taken care of if it rains. The
visitrr to st. Louis this fall, with the exposi-
ton to entertain him during the day and
early evening, and places of amusement in
such numbers waiting for him if he wants
to prowl around by himself and see the late
side of the town, has a good time before
him.