Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-27
QUE ST. LOUIS LETTER.

Finishing Touches Of the Carnival Prepa1
rations Singular Scheme Of Street
Thieves--A Novel Competition.
ST. Louis, August 2z-The streets of the
city present 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 grand
celebration of the four hundredth anniver-
sary of the voyage of Columbus. When the
plans were made it was believed the world .
fair would be held in 1892, and when the
great event was postponed, the money Tor
the celebration on the banks of the Missis-
sippi had been subscribed. So it was de-
cided to go on with the program as original.
iy outlined, and thus it comes about that
the first great Columbian celebration Will be
held IN St Louis The display with its
5000 lights will cost St. Louis over $lOO,OOO,
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 a 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 Illumination company desiring to
get satisfactory test of the lamps before
the first 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, band OF
thieves have been following the workmen
around, carrying off the globes by night and
selling them. The globes are used IN al
most every building where pretty lighting Is
in disposing 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 it has been made the special
duty of the police to keep an eye On them
hereafter till the illumination is over.
The other day newspaper of st. Louis
issued map of the city that Is genuine
curiosity. 1t was an advertising scheme,
and no doubt paid the paper we'll, but many
a 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 summer
amusement in the city, as well as how to
reach them by the street cars. Fifteen gar
dens and theaters are located, all within 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
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
visitor 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.