Show KNIGHTS WILL Iii HAVE AYE BIG TODAY TODA Thousands ot 01 Them Have Ar Arrived Arrived rived at Louisville Ky KyI I CITY GAILY DECORATED I BUT ONE VACANCY V IN LIsT OP OF OFFICERS TO T BE FOUGHT FOB POR Louisville Ky Aug K The triennial conclave of the grand encampment of ot Knights Tem Tens Jars ars wilt will begin here tomorrow and the official prediction is Ie for fair weather for the big parade Major John H If Leathers grand granA marshal marshai of the parade stated insight that Information re as received re during the day led ted him to too ex en expect expect poet 40 0 Sir Knights would be IB in line when Den the processIon lon moves mores This pa pageant pageant pageant geant as planned will extend over a i route of oC four our miles mUes and will be the crowning glory oC the conclave clave co Knights from nearly every city of the tile country including even Honolulu will wili willbe be in line floe floeThe The course of the Ule parade is a flut Slit fluttering fluttering shew show of bunting flags 8 and aDd and aad neatly nearly every one of them wilt will present to the marchers marcher some sign of welcome Extraordinary pre pro precautions cautions to keep the streets clear have been Incoming trains clogged the tracks about the city throughout the day and by bp midnight nil all but hut a few Cew scattered had arrived and been inserted to their L quarters From 10 to too 0 0 o trains arrived over every railroad entering the city and it is 18 estimated that there are visitors vJ here to tonight tonight tonight night Hotels Hotel and other hostelries are crowded to the doors with guests guesta and visitors also occupy steamboats moored at the wharf and Pullman sleepers placed in different parts of the city The various Kentucky were divided Into detachments today and accompanied in every instance by bya a brass band met incoming delegations delegations lions at the station and escorted them to their quarters Rain during the tk af at afternoon afternoon drenched the draperies of the buildings but they suffered no material damage damase generally Election of Officers Grand Generalissimo George M aI Moulton of oC Chicago stated tonight that the election of officers of the grand en encampment Wednesday would undoubtedly undoubtedly edly be the usual perfunctory affair it had been for years past Grand Man Mas Master Muter ter Lloyd will retire and be succeeded by Deputy Grand Master Stoddard of ot Texas Officers under him will wilt each advance one grade This will leave one vacancy to be contested for forthe the Junior grand A hot skir skim skirmish skirmish mish is expected In connection rUh the office nearly every grand corn com commander com commander mander at the conclave is regarded as an asa asa ana a candidate and a great deal of quiet electioneering was done today The selection of the next Dext meeting place for r the conclave will wUl be ORe one of the last things to come before tIt St Paul Milwaukee and d j San Francisco arc are making strong bids for tor the honor Denver and Cincinnati are also in line while St S1 Louis and Ad various cities of New England are re regarded I as possibilities grand of the ma a of oC states reached here during the day The city was a scintillating globe e eor of or lights tonight when festivities of or the t week weak were we begun at the c custom house with a reception rec to grand en at ment nt officers and ladies I d r id Q er effers O of ot Kentucky Ken made u it brief speech of or w jam which Grand Master Lloyd responded n d dI d dI happily m I |