The Mineral argus., 1884-08-07

OOls AluItHE, UuL III immediate command of
Col Lawson; battery F, Fourth artillery, sixty
men, eighty pices, under command of Major
Smith; Mankato band, Second regiment band.
followed by Second regiment, five companies,
Col Bobleter commanding. First regiment
band, ten companies Of state guards, l75 in
line, under Col Bend; Vol Toce rifles, twenty
four in line, accompanied by fife and drum
corps under Capt McArdle; Gen. Terry and
stan, Governor Hubbard and stan, Gen. Lo-
gan, Grand Commander Beath and other vet
eran generals mounted and in carriages.
The second division was composed of the
Veterans of the first Minnesota, 100 men, car
rying old tattered battle flags. Following
came the members of nearly 100 Posts of the
Grand Army in Minnesota. Then Dakota
str ongly represented. Following Dakota came
the Ohio representation OF ~ffty-sIx men, un-
der command of Gen H. P. Stage, of Cincin-
matt, Colorado, twenty men under Gen S. B.
Carr.
The Third division was headed by the old vets,
who we're in line to the number of 1000
men, representing thirty posts, all under the
command OF the gallant Phil Cheek, Jr.
Next came the Indian delegates, PIG in line un-
der command of Edwin Nicar. The Green
Mountain state with only thirty men followed,
9. c.. Lineman commanding, and Kentucky
brought up the rear with a delegation of four.
The fifth division one of the strongest in the
line. With a band at the head, Kansas took
the lead with 200 men from all parts of the
state. The Flambeau club, one of the most
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and their handsome white uniforms attracted
universal attention. Iowa contributed a quota
Of 1900 next in line, under mma Of 5. u.
Cook. Illinois followed with 300 under l. L.
Dickinson. Then in order followed; Massa-
chusetts, with thirty-five men; officers and
members of the National Relief corpse and
Connecticut, fifteen men under mman of
F. Berry. In the afternoon of Wednesday the
G. A. r. command at the coliseum which holds
5000 people, Commander in Chief Robert b.
Heath and noOat of tho Qanaral OH-
GERS being present. Nearly all of the
council of administration were pres
ent. The roll of delegates was then read and
each delegation was reported present IN whole
or in part-a number of those regularly chosen
not being in attendance. Commander-in-Chie
Beath then read his address which was very
long. He stated that the returns for the quar-
ter ending June 30 are necessarily incomplete,
but gains reported by the departments for the
quarter makes the total member ship at that
date 253, S95. On March 81, 1888, thirty-two
departments reported 2,575 posts and 146,1 S3
mem bers. On March 81, 1884, thirty-slx de-
partments reported 4,323 posts and 233,595
mem bers, a gain in these twelve months offour
departments and l., 748 posts, and 81, 412 men,
bers.
Gen. Lo gan entered the room and was re-
ceived with cheers, being introduced by Gen.
Beath as the first commandments of the
G. A. R., and was again loudly applauded as he
took a seat with the Illinois delegation. The
reports of the several staff Off GERS were next
read and distributed to the delegates in attend
ance preceded by the introduction of Gems.
Sherman and Logan from the platform in the
midst of approving plaudits.
Chaplain-in-Chief Foster delivered q brief
report, and Adj. Gen. Vanderstice submitted
his official statement of the G. A. r. member
ship, showing thirty-two permanent and four
provisional departments, with a total member
ship in good standing on March 81, 1888, Of
146,183. At the same date in 1884 the member
ship was 233, 595, being a gain for the year OF
81, 412 members. Thu number of members re-
lieved was 1924, and the amount expended for
relief $153, 36430
Ouartermaster General John Taylor reported
$64, 1868. 66 received during the past year, and
the total expenditures $4S, 9SS Oh, leaving a
balance on hand on the 30th of Jun of S15,-
375. SO, with So, 748 81 due from departments;
total assets, $19,OO2O3. The amount paid for
the relief of distressed comrades in Pensacola
was 81, 301. OF, leaving a balance to the credit
of the fund of $1,292.7.
After the appointment Of committees the
meeting adjourned.
On Thursday, there was q round of minor
reunions aud receptions of more or less promi-
nence, and apparently but little abatement
of the good spirits of the veterans, many Of whom
showed none the less effects of the round of
excitement and of inadequate rest The Ma
tional Encampment resumed its sessions at the
coliseum. William Warner of st. Joseph,
Mo-, from the ittee on the establishment
of a soldiers home west of the Mississippi,
gave a history of the work by which the act
was secured.
Corporal James Tanner of Brooklyn, N. Y,
chairman on the committee ~ofpensions, and rep
presenting a majority, submitted a reportshoW-
ing the proposed legislation affecting the pen
sions to soldiers and sailors, and the efforts OF
the committee to secure a revision of the existing
laws. Many of the relief measures introduced
were pronounced unreasonable, impolitlc and
unwarranted, especially those emitting soldiers
to warrants to the public lands without settle
ment, or granting high pensions to those who
| had not been injured in the service. 1t favored
liberal pensions to widows and minor children
and to honorably discharged soldiers injured
or incapacitated by disease, since the eXpi
| ration of their term of service. Gen. Paul Van
| dervoort of Nebraska, contested for land war
rants, ETC., but the majority report was adopt
ed.
The encampment proceeded to the election
| of officers. For commander-in-chief o @.
Burst of Illinois was nominated. Gen. Robinson
Of Indiana, nominated Gen. j.. r. Carnahan O
Indiana. Kansas presented the name oil
Thomas J. Anderson On the call of the Stat
of Missouri Gen. Sherman stepped to the from
of the platform, and was received with wilc
applause. The commandments intro
duced him as Coinrade Sherman. He made 8
warm speech in favor of William Warner OF
Missouri After three ballots, there being nc
choice the encampment adjourned.
During the day the Illinois veterans gave
rousing reception to Gen. Logan. The exam
dersonYlle prisoners, anu the olDoy PIIsOnoIs
had a meeting and about 20 accepted an invi
tation from comrade G. G. Seeley of Mime
apolis to 60 to Lake Park Minnetonka, where
they had a bounteous dennis, speechs, &c.
The Fifth Minnesota comrades in ATTENDANCE
upon the G.. A. r. formed an association meet
ing at headquarters, Camp Beath, on Wednes
day evening, and at a meeting Thursday morn
ing Capt. J. G. McGrew was elected president
Capt G. F. Hatch and Capt E. R.French, vic
presidents; A. W. Williamson, secretary; an
/. W. Arnold. assistant secretary. Col Ii
Hubbard, Surgeon W. II. Leonard and l. "