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Show MISSOURI WHITE CAPS. They Destroy the Properly of a Ginger Ale Club. Kansas Citt, Mo., Oct. 27. A gentleman gen-tleman from Freeman, Missouri, a small town near Independence, was in the eity today, and he reports that the town is in a furore of excitement over the action of the White Caps, who, he says, destroyed all the property of a "ginger ale" club there. There were about 73 or 100 men In the party and all wore masks. The property of the club, which consisted chieily of straight 11- anors. was complvtuly destroyed, The ruggist of the town received a letter from the wreckers, in which he was warned in pretty strong language to stop selling whisky. The proprietors of the club have also been warned that if they open up again they will auffer. During the excitement attending-the breaking up of the club-room property, several masks were torn from the faces of the White Caps and the wearers wore recognized as well known oltizcns, and arrests are expected to follow. |