The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-19
THE GRAND ARMY.
The Grant Monument Plan
Agreed Upon.
THE BOGUS BONDS.
What Mr.. Thomas Has to Say About
Them---Another Bank
Goes Under.
WASHINGTON, September 15.--The follow
ing general order has been issued:

WASHINGTON, September 15.--The follow
ing general order has been issued:
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OFT
/ THE REPUBLIC.
WAsllINGToN, D. c., September 10, 1885.
General Orders, No. 6.
Believing it to be the general dosire OF the
members OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie that a monument should be erected to
their departed comrade. General U. S.
Grant, which will testify forever their
affection for him as comrade and fifty
symbolic their appreciation of his great
services to our country, in whose behalf
they with him perilled their lives and
offered their all, l deem it proper not as
clothed with official authority in that re-
gard, but as discharging the duty to which
l am invited by the united voice OF my
comrades to invoke their favorable con-
sideration and action, upon the following
plans and suggestions:
First-That sum OF money equal to
contribution OF Is cents per capita for each
member OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
in good standing, be raised for the end
named; that for the purpose OF certainty
and expediencey this amount be ap-
propriated by the donations OF individual
comrades, or in such manner as each post
may provide.
Second-That to suitably mark the event
and to evidence for all time the equal share
OF all the comrades of the Grand Army OF
the Republic in this work OF commemora-
ton, neatly written rolls be prepared on
blanks t. be furnished from the National
Headquarters, which shall contain the
name and rank, regiment and post OF each
donor thereto, to be returned to the Ma
tional Headquarters, bound into volumes
and properly cared for. and that provis-
i1nS h.a n1o1a fn fnr.nish oh -
lithographic or some other suitable form ui
engraving of the finished monument.
: Third-That q committee, to be hereafter
named shall, in conjunction with the Ma
tional Council OF Administration to
take into consideration and determine the
form OF monument to be adopted, the place
OF it's erection and other necessary details.
Fourth-All moneys donated for this pur-
pose to be forwarded through the depart
ment headquarters to the Quartermaster-
General, and by him specially deposited to
the credit OF the Grand Post Commander,
under the rules to be prescribed by the Ma
tional Council OF Administration.
1t has been suggested that all honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors not men,
bers OF our organization be permitted to
join with us in this most grateful duty.
Let all such who are worthy beinvited first
of all to stand in the ranks OF the Grand
Army. Our self-imposed task OF the erec
tion of monument, which, avoiding all
exaggeration or mere motive OF display,
shall be in keeping with the simplicity, life
and character OF our great leader. Such
intrinsic excellencies as shall commend it to
the care OF the Nation, and thus through
all succeeding generations be our memorial
as well as our monument to his fame. On
behalf of his es44stsees every where the COM
mander-in- chief feels authorized to declare
that whilst determined to erect a memorial
to our dead comrade, which shall be solely
the result of their own contributions, they
nevertheless view with qualification and
will aid to the extent OF their ability all
other patriotic efforts put forth to do him
honor.
s. S. BURDETTE, Commander-in-Ch Chief
JOIN CAMERON Adiutant General.