The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-02
FUN HAS BUT BEGUN
STILL, THE OLD BOYS HAVE A
JOLLY DAY AT ST. PAUL.

| JUkL1 DAY AL STs PAuLs
Estimate OF the Railroads for One Hun
| bred and Thirty Thousand Visitors Will
be surpassed-Numberless ReKimental
Reunions on the Days Program Be-
sides the Naval and Prisoners of War
Observation-Disclosures for Next En-
campment and for Candidates Lively
Buffalo Leads-Grand Parade Today.
day of Grand Army week opened with
enough OF clouds to make the weather
wise expect rain, but the clouds served
, simply 10 make it more comforta bic for
the marching veterans as they tramped
to their quarters or participated in the
parade Of naval veterans and ex-prison-
ers of war. Before noon the sun broke
through the clouds and the mildly brac-
ing northwestern weather continued
another day. An night long the heavy
trains rolled into the depot and all night
the local accommodation committee and
others delegated to see to the housing
and comfort OF visitors, remained on
duty.
Today there seemed decided increase
in the size of the incoming hosts, the
trains coming in in three, four and five
sections, all loaded. The number al
ready here and the number known to
he enroute to the encampment demon
strates that the conservative railway
estimate Of 10000 visitors, which was
based on the number Of tickets sold and
contracted last week, will be short OF
the actual number present tomorrow
when the grand parade starts. Be-
sides more than 200 reunions of regimen
tai and other organizations, there are
continual reunions Of comrades who had
not seen or heard Of each other since
they pressed elbows together in the old
war days. Many touching scenes were
witnessed around the depots.
WHAT BUFFALO IS AFTER.
Among today's arrivals one Of the
most striking was the drum corps of
Howell Kelleher post, of Buffalo, n. Y,
whose regimental uniform was of the
old continental cut and color and the
gray hair and strongly marked faces of
some Of the corps made one almost
think there were some Of WaShington's
veterans instead of the still vigorous
veteran of the recent 'unpleasantness."
They were heard all over town, for,
after arriving little after 10 o'clock,
they proceeded to serenade the news
paper offices and the different hotels
and headquarters, as we'll as national
headquarters. They were electioneer-
ing with effect and everybody knew for
certain that Buffalo was after the '97
enoampment if it were possible that any
had not before heard of it
CANDIDATES.
So much time was given to the greet
Ings and getting settled that little op-
portunity was secured for the politics
of the encampment, but the various can
didates all have friends who get in such
words as possible. Many of the dele
gates. however, will not reach the city
till nearly time for the business to be-
gin Thursday, SO that such a thing as
accurate polling of the delegates Is hard
ly possible. The number of candidates
is still great and all may be voted for,
although the New Workers will not al
low their names to be presented if by
50 doing they In any way interfere with
the chances of the next encampment
going 10 Buffalo and as the Denver work
ems have not been so early in the field, |
It gives Buffalo a great advantage and
most of the delegates now here seem to |
think that that city will secure the next |
encampment without real opposition.
Ransom post of st. Louis, one of the |
most famous posts of the country, and |
whose organizer and first commander |
was General Sherman, was Serenading |
the various headquarters today with |
the Alton, Illinois, band that accompa-
MES them, and as they marched in
straight line with firm step up the street
It led the on-lookers to compare them
with the Columbia post and again the
OF Chicago and st Louis
found themselves placed in rivalry,
though very friendly to each other.
THE DAYS PARADE.
Today's parade consisted Of the naval
veterans, the ex-prtsoners of war and
the sons of veterans all escorted by the
Third regiment OF regulars from Fort
1t was q short parade, but
novel in some of the features introduced
by the naval veterans and a decidedly
popular one, although generally consid-
cred as simply q forecast to the big
parade Of tomorrow. The streets were
lined with people who gave hearty greet
ing to the marching old soldiers and
also cheered their sons and their army
the character of the parade
allowing a comparison not at any other
time possible
This afternoon was given up to the re-
union and meeting OF the Minnesota
DID soldiers, who organized a Minnesota
Veterans association at Fort Smelling
this afternoon. tonight the grand re-
,eption of the ladies in honor of Com
Walker was given ON
Summit avenue.