The Lamar register., 1892-08-27
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Finiahing Touches to the Carnival rrsp-
srAtions---A Singular scheme Of Street

Finiahing Touches to the Carnival rrsp-
srAtions---A Singular scheme Of Street
Thisves--A Novel Col petition.
ST. Louis, Aug. 22.-The streets of
the city present remarkable appear
ance this week. every main thorough
fare being adorned with arches, globes,
set pieces, aud other indispcnsables to
grand carnival. The great feature
of the entire display is. grand ccfehra-
ton Of the four hundral anniversary
OF the voyage of Columbus When the
plans were made it was believed the
worlds fair would be held in
1892. and when the great event was
postponed, the money for the celebra-
ton on the banks of the Mississippi
had been subscribed. So it was de-
cided to go on with the program as
originally outlined, and thus it comes
about that the first great Columbian
celebration will be held in St. Louis.
The display with its $4,000 lights will
cost st. Louis over 100000, but the
money Is in the bank for the purpose,
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 ahere, have
been put to their trumps for week
past to stop kind of stealing that is
unique. Thousands of the colored
globes for the lights along the streets
next month have been put up for
week or more, the Illuminating COM
mittee desiring to get satisfactory
test of the lamps before the first
of September. The globes repre-
sent about fifty thousand dollars.
Since the men employed by
la. .
on the arches, band of thieves have
been following the workmen around,
carrying off the globes by night and
selling them. The globes are used in
almost every building where pretty
lighting is wanted, and the thieves
found no difficulty in disposing of them
Mt good price. After n 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, out they have
been replaced, and it has been made
the special duty of the police to keep
an eye on them hereafter till the illum-
inauon is over.
Inc other day newspaper of st.
Louis issued map of the city that is n
genuine curiosity. 1t was an adver-
tising scheme, and no doubt paid the
paper well, but many man cut out
the map and put it in his pocket for
use some evening when he should find
time hanging heavily on his hands
The map showed all the places of sum
mcr amusement in the city. as well as
how to reach them by the street cars.
Fifteen gardens and theaters are To-
Gated, all within ride of half an hour
from the center of the town, and most
of them only fifteen minutes distant
from the principal hotels. These
gardens are feature of the summer
and fall amusement of ST. Louis. They
open generally about the first of May
and are well patronized till the cold
weather sets in, about the last of Octo-
ber. Most of them are conducted with
the stric.est propriety, and all have
large halls attached to them, where
their guests are taken care of if it
rains. The visitor to St. Louis this
fan, with the exposition to entertain
him during the day and early evening,
and places of amusement in such num-
bers waiting for hun if he wants &c
prowl around by himself and see the
late side of the town, has a good time
before him