The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-17
KENTUCKY SEEMS
 SHORT OF HORSES Knights of Pythias Have Trou- ble Securing Mounts GEN. CARNAHAN WAS ANGRY Parade Was Brilliant Function Despite the Fact That Some of the
 Horses Presented Were
 Called "Plugs." u:
GEN. CARNAHAN WAS ANGRY

Louisville, Ky, August 16.-Under fair skies twenty-six brlgades of the uniform rank Knights of Pythias, over ten thous- and strong, passed in review before the people of Louisville today. Over 100000 miles in length and cheered the militant members of the order as they marched past In trim service uniforms, or dress parade regalla with scarlet plumes and glittering trappings
 Despite drawback In the number and quality of the horses furnished the visi- tors which according to the general staff prevented nearly 22,Oo0 men from parti- cipating, the pageant was gorgeous suc- cess General Carnahan, commander in chief. was very wrathful man when the hour for the parade drew near, aqd he took note of the quality of the beasts of fered for mounts.
 Calls Animal Plug.
 Look at that plug" he calculated, pointing to sad-looklng animal whose legs were garnished with nearly all the bumps mentioned in the horse book. "lf they expect me to ride him they are mis- taken. They would egg me out of the parade if that brute could stagger through 1t. And this in the home of the thor oughbred'
 At the last moment General Carnahan was furnished with suitable horse. but three cavalry companies and many of ficers were forced to enter the parade un- mounted, while others did not participate at all Nevertheless. there was mag nincent turnout due largely to the num- bers and appearance of the Ohio. Indiana Illinois and Kentucky brigades. The Phil ippine constabulary band, which led the parade, was one of the features receiv- ing tremendous ovation all along the route.
 State Brlgades In Line. The full list of the brigades In line was as follows:
 Kansas, Gen. Joseph H. Lyons. Illinois, Gen. James H. Barkley. Virginia. Gen. Daniel J. Turner. Maine, Gen. Wesley G. Smith.
 California, Gen. Charles F. McGlashen. Michigan, Gen. William H. Loomis. New Hampshire, Gen. C. B. IIoyt Ohio, Gen. Thomas W. Minshull. New York. Gen. Henry Buckingham.
 
 Colorado. Gen. Henry W. Gibbons. Minnesota Gen. Fred E. Wheaton. Texas. Gen. John H. Ti1ler.
 Connecticut, Gen. Joseph s. Stokes. New Jersey, Gen William E. Hitchcock. Wisconsin. Gen. Charlton C. Lisle. Massachusetts. Gen. Harry c. Windsor. Washington, Gen. Fremont c. Plum- mer.
 Oregon, Gen. John Atlin.
 Tndi Charles Kentucky, Gen. Thomas P. Satter- white.
 Iowa, Gen. Jerome F. Kingsbury. West Virginia, Gen John Ewing. Missouri Gen. J. T. Livingston. Georgia. Gen Charles A. Cox, Tennessee Gen. Charles R. Collins.
 khorassan Elects Officers. The imperial palace. dramatic order Knights of Khorassan, today elected the following officers:
 Imperial Prince. W. N. Hadfeld, Peoria. III.
 Imperial Basha, D. F. summey. Char lotte, N. C.
 Imperial Kadi. William Beatty. Toledo, Ohio.
 Imperial Secretary. H. W. Bedding, St. Louis
 Imperial Treasurer. c. B. Erase, Car den Grove, Iowa.
 Imperial Adool, c. V. stansbury, Los Angeles, Cal.
 Imperial Ikhr, A. s. Botkin. Muncle Ind. Imperial Azm, w. 10. A. Faichney, Wa tertown, N. Y.
 Imperial Trustees. F. R. Lander. Cleve- land.
 Tonight the grand military ball of the uniform rank was given at the horse show building where the Knights and their ladies to the number of several thousand danced and paraded.
 The Philippine constabulary band, which came over from the Worlds fair for the day, gave a concert before a crowd of nearly ten thousand people at Churchill downs race course tonight and took a late train for St. Louis. The concerts which are feature of the encampment will be continued during the week by New York band.