The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-24
PRECAUTIONS.
TempIars Will Be Protected From the
Light-Fingsred Gentry.
RAIN WOULD PREVENT PARADE
Advance Guard of Delegations
Already Arriving.

Boston. Aug. ai.-Every possible pre-
caution To protect visitors and citizens
during the coming conclave week Of the
knights Templar is being taken by the
authorities here.
The detective service has been aug
'mented by pressing into service the liquor
squad and the state police and by the
presence OF detectives from the principal
cities OF tho United States. Every avenue
of ingress Is being carefully watched. and
orders have been given that all suspicious
characters be arrested. On Monday every
policeman, excepting those who are sick,
must report for duty. Throughout tho
week the entire police force will be de-
tailed TO different places whero there are
gatherings and parades.
Superintendent of Police Eldridge has
arranged TO have members of the Red
Gross Ambulance corps stationed near tho
line of march next Tuesday ready for an
emergency.
Inspector of Buildings Damrell, with
large for,e of assistants, yesterday in
spected the scores of temporary reviewing
stands which have been erected for Tues
days parade, and a number, principally
those erected by private parties, were con-
demned and labeled "Unsafe." The
labeled stands will have To be pulled
down and rebuilt according TO speciflca-
tions laid down by the building inspect
ors before they can be occupied.
Arrival Of the Advance Guard.
The advance guard of the various dele
cations are beginning 10 arrive. The first
detachment of 100 delegates from Ne
braska arrived yesterday, and were es-
corted TO their headquarters. Two dele
cations from Ottumwa and Keokuk, H.,
were scheduled to arrive at o'clock, but
their train was IL hours late.
The clubs In the city have made prcpara-
tions for entertainment during the week.
The Trade club has opened its house to
all Sir Knights, and the Boston Press
club will be open to all visiting newspaper
men.
The subject most talked Of is the parade,
and 1t should be so, for, with the $4,000 Sir
knights and the 5000 musicians, 1t will be
an event Of great magnitude. The list OF
bands is closed, and they are all good,
solid marching bands. There will be no
special feature, as was at first thought.
There will be a small band from Hamil-
ton, Ont, and one from Topeka. The
Boston and Massachusetts, bands will be
scattered through the procession. There
is a Texas band coming, which Is awaited
with some curiosity.
III IL should rain heavily on Tuesday,
the parade will not take place. The ban
ners and expensive regalia of the Knights
make IL out Of the question TO parade in
the rain, and TO postpone the parade until
Wednesday would also be impossible, as
the laws Of the order prevent any parad-
ing while the conclaye is In session, except
for the purpose OF escort duty. Therefore,
a{,, mill fnhafnitalv
At the head of the parade will be Dep
uty Superintendent Orrinton M. Hanscom,
on horseback, in charge Of a detail of 10
men. Ahead of him will be few skir-
mishers TO clear the crowd. All of the large
observation stands will have plenty Of
policemen near them, and, In fact, blue
coated guardian of the peace will be seen
every few feet and on both sides OF tho
line of march.
The Souvenir.
The publication committee have COM
pleted their work by issuing yesterday the
handsome souvenir volume Of the 26th tri-
ennial. 1t is an exceedingly beautiful
volume In cover of gre en- aud gold.
Within the long covers are found halftone
portraits Of Grand Master McCurdy, Chief
Marshal Lawrence, Edwin Is. Holmes and
Thomas 5. Webb, one of the early grand
masters. Here, also, are the old buildings
I'm which the early Boston Templars used
30 meet illustrating vivid story of "lnci-
dents in Massachusetts One OF the feat
ures of the book is a sketch of the order Of
Knights Templar.
The grand officers OF the grand encamp-
ment are given prominent place In the
book. They are followed by lists of the
triennial committee and the sub-commt-
tees, together with revised edition OF the
notable general order No. 3, in which the
details of the parade are given.
The book also includes many full page
illustrations of points of interest in Bos-
ton, Providence and Springfield Boston
advertisers have patronized II literally.
The publication committee has accom-
plished its purpose In making the volume
a permauent memento OF the g6th trien-
NAL conclaye, as well as Co give much in
formation to visiting Sir Knights, which
will be of use to them during their stay In
Boston.
Cheap Fares.
The Lake Shore, Michigan Central, New
York Central and connections announce
that the return portions of tickets in the
hands of original purchasers will be hon
ored from Boston and intermediate points
between Aug 81 and Oct 2, whether OF
not tncy Deur lHe stamp VI 'hc Ncihhhoi
agent in Boston, thus practically ignoring
the Boston agreement.
OF course, this means complete passen
ger rate Generalization in the west, fol
the weaker lines have already taken sim
lar action, and half-rate tickets on sale
will bc purchasable during the week.
Rum Bottle For n Weapon.
RocKLASp, Me, Aug GAS the re
suit of a quarrel Maurice Gregory of Glen
Cove was assaulted at Oak Hill grove last
night by n man named Meseryey, armed