The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-06-26
NATIONAL ENcAmPMENT G. A. r.
Many Thousand Veterans Arrive at Port
land, Me.-Indignation Over Circular
Issued by the Law and Order League.

land, Me.-Indignation Over a Circular
Issued by the Law and Order League.
PORTLAND, Me-, June 23.-The nine-
teenth annual National encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic began With
he snrise-gun yesterday morning. 1t bids
air to be the greatest affair of the kind in
the history of that organization, and it
seems that it will be altogether too big
an affair for the people of Port
land to handle with anything like satisfac-
ton to the vast number of visitors
or to the citizens themselves. As it is
now, all of the available tents have been
pitched and those members of the Grand
Army who have already arrived have been
assigned to quarters. Veterans and sight
seers are arriving here on trains and boats
from all directions and in great numbers
The Grand Trunk Railway has already sold
upwards of seventeen thousand tickets to
Portland to witness the encampment.
AT Camp U. S. Grant there was steady
throng of strangers all day. For time
the rain sent the men to their tents, but it
continued only for short time. All seem
satisfied with the camp, and the best of
order prevails. Not a single man was no
ticed in camp or about it who
seemed to be under the influence
of liquor, and not an arrest was made
in the entire city yesterday. The noon
trains brought a large number Of G. A. r.
boys, who promptly reported to General
Beal and went into camp. Maine will have
about 5000 men in camp. Men will arrive
from other States and be assigned quarters
as they report. From Vermont, 500 men;
Indiana 100; Kansas so; Pennsylvania,
800; Ohio, 300; New York, 500; Connecti-
cut, 100; New Jersey, 300; Virginia, $50;
California 80; Potomac, %; Maryland, Sc;
Nebraska, 200; Michigan 200; Rhode ISL
and, 500; Colorado, 20; Minnesota, 1000;
Delaware, IS; Missouri, 90; Oregon 10;
Arkansas, 10; Kentucky, 10. Washington
Territory, West Virginia, Dakota, Florida
and Utah have delegations on the way.
A great deal is heard in regard to the
liquor question, the Law and Order League
having issued circL,ars declaring that all
liquors consigned to members of the Grand
Army will be promptly seized. Many Of
the visitors have declared their intention to
vigorously oppose any such action, and last
night the following was issued, signed by
the departments. of Ohio, Tennessee, Geor-
gia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas, Iowa,
Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon Dakota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska and Michigan:
'NEwPORT, Vt, June 22.-Two thousand
comrades of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie have read the dispatches regarding the APP
pointment of special police to care for the
lives and property of the people of Portland.
We call your attention to the fact that in
times past we were the police of the Nation,
and twenty years has not diminished our re-
spect for law and order. We come unarmed,
and on peaceful mission, as your guests
and respectfully ask permission to enter your
city unmolested by special police or special
investigating committees"
General Logan and delegation of the
Grand Army from Washington arrived from
Boston last evening. Much enthusiasm was
created by the reception rendered General
Logan on the dock. Mrs Logan, who ac-
companied the General. came in for her
share OF warm greetings.