The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-03
A BRILLIANT BODY OF KNIGHTS
PREPARING TO ADVANCE ON
MINNEAPOLIS.
, FIVE THOUSAND COMING.
THE CITY PREPARED TO ENTER.
TAIN ITS NOTED VISITORS IN
HOSPITABLE MANNER.
sPLENDoRs FOR THE PARADE
Floats for the Fall Carnival Nearly
Compieted-Swedis silver
jubilee.

Everything points to the conclusive
evidence that the attendance at the
Pythian encampment will be larger
than the most sanguine anticipate Let
tiers are being received every day tel
ling of additional visitors. 1t has gem
orally been expected that the Michigan
divisions would go to the Cleveland en-
campment, but there is one division
which has stated it's intention to come
to Minneapolis. A letter has just been
received from the brigade signal Of
ficer of Michigan to the effect that
the Fifth regiment, with the colonel
and his staff would attend the encamp-
ment in this city, This means an adj
d1tlonal 300, not including the ladies
of the order who are not members of
the Uniformed Rank. The captain of
the local division at Murphyboro, ILL.,,
has written the officers here stating
that his command, SO strong, would
leave in a special car for East st.
Louis to join the special train from
that point.
Gen. Barley, of the Illinois bri-
gade, was SO much pleased with all
the arrangements that he said before
leaving, IF the Western and Southern
states do not send at least 5000 Uni
formed Knights then they will not be
doing the right thing by the city of
Minneapolis While the local COM
mittee does not expect that number,
they say that if it comes to that figure
eventually they can accommodate
them in the camp. They feel equal
to almost any task of caring for the
visitors. They are past the point
where the report of another division
attending puts them to an inconven-
fence. After counting upon only one
of the Western mounted divisions, the
one from Sioux City, To-, the word
was received that the st. Joseph, Mo-,
mounted division would be on hand
with about thirty men.
1t is expected that the finest appear
ing regiment among the many who
will be present will be the Seventh
regiment of Illinois. This regiment is
a new one, having been organized
within the past month. Six divisions
were mustered in during the last thirty
days and Col. Cairns, assistant inspec-
tor general of Illinois, is authority for
the statement that two more divisions
will be mustered in before the end of
the present week. They will appear in
new uniforms and with a new equip
ment entirely. This will be their first
appearance and everything possible
will be done to make it most ex-
cellent one. Among it's features is a
| band with new instruments and uni
forms, and it is said they will play new
music
The Minnesota brigade will be called
together Aug. 81, and on the day fol-
lowing they will be divided into details
to meet all trains and escort the arriv-
ing divisions to the camp. The camp
will be formally turned over to Gen.
John c. Lopez, Of Iowa, on Sept. l.
Gen. Lopez is the senior brigadier COM
mander and will be the commander of
the camp. On his arrival in the city
he will be met by the entire Minnesota
brigade, and with a guard Of honor,
will be escorted to the camp where the
exercises Of the installment as camp
commander will be held