St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-07
The Streets of Denver Are
Swarming With Distin-
guished Masons.
Yesterdays Trains Unloaded
at Least 5000 People at
Colorado's Capital.
Cool and Beautiful Weather
Reported in the Mountain
State.
Some of the Well-KnOWn Men
Who Will Be at the Con-
clave.

DENVER. Col. Aug. each day in
tensifeS the interest manifested over
the arrival of the immense number of
trains which are sweeping across the
country with Denver as their objective
point. 1t is estimated that the trains
unloaded 5000 people at the union depot
today, and the rush is not booked to
commence until tomorrow, when the
knights Templar special trains will
begin to arrive in force. The outgoing
trains were also heavily loaded with
Eastern people intent on visiting the
many pleasure resorts in the mountains
surrounding this city. They will
return to the city in time to wit
ness the opening of the conclave.
The Knights hotel committee today re
ceived kilograms from twenty-five addl-
tional Communicates located in different
parts of the Union asking for living &C
commodations. This was quite sur
prise, as the committee was under the
impression that every commandery in
tending to be present had already signi-
fed their intention of doing so. The
accommodations. however, will be fur
nished them. The Eastern Knights who
have thus far arrived express their de-
light at the cool and beautiful weather
existing here. Sir Knights continued
to roll into the union depot today.
Every train of the many which arrived
brought IN
A Full COmmandefy
or representation of a commandery.
Three full Colorado communicates and
hol nth
Communicates arrived. The Knights
were met as they left the train by COM
mittee and escorted to the reception
tent, where they were saluted aud led
to their headquarters with bands play
ing and feathers flying. The scenes
about the reception tent were lively
enough to suit anybody. Probably 100
Knights who were detailed for escort
duty were about chatting or lOlling
under the canvas. Colorado Division
No. was on escort duty from a. IN.
by Division No. /. The Cook Drum and
Fife corps and Greeley band were sta
toned in a nearby tent ready to head
the escort when necessary. There was
continued throng of visitors passing
in and out of the tent all the time. The
Knights made splendid appearance i'll
their dark uniforms and fatigue caps.
At 80 this afternoon the Burlington
pulled into the union depot with nine
cars, two of which were occupied by
The Frankfort, Iud., commandery. The
reception committee took charge of the
Sir knights and escorted them to
1.-The Reception Tent
at the foot of Thirteenth street.
The commandery is well represented
by twenty-fOur members of the organi-
han1ad Epnrnant RI nv
w. S. Gaskell. The Cincinnati COM
manderies will arrive tomorrow. Among
the delegates will be Gov. Mckinley,
eX-Gov. Hoadly. ex-Gov. Foraker and
eXGov. Hickenlooper. The distin-
gushed visitors will be cordially well
coined. Eminent Commander P. s.
Lott, of the Michigan grand command
cry, came in this morning in advance of
bis patty from Flint, Mich, which will
be in tomorrow. Men and women
from Kentucky are expected to arrive
tomorrow and Monday in great crowds.
The headquarters of the club have been
opened i'll Judge Caldwell Yeaman's
office at s, Boston block, and refresh
mentS of the Blue Grass nature will be
found there. A great number of East
err communicates are enjoying the
beauties OF Colorado's favorite summer
resort-Manitou Springs-previous to
taking part in the conclaye. Five New
York communicates, numbering 1o6 Sir
Knights, have been at this resort since
Thursday, but left there this evening
and arrived in Denver about 10 o'clock.
The Pennsylvania and Indiana COM
manderies are still at Manitou. They
will go to Colorado Springs tomorrow.
and, after spending the Sunday there,
will start for Denver. The West Vir-
ginia and Ohio communicates are also
at Manitou, and will probably arrive in
Denver Sunday night.