The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-02
kNCRY VETERANS;

Tho Maine Law snd Order Leagues Pre-
pose 6" Seize Their Liquor Consignments-
PORTLAND, Me, June 23.-Alf day long
the measured tramp OF feet through the
streets and strains o. martial music as post
after post marched from depot tocamp have
marked the Inauguration Of the Nineteenth,
Annual National Encampment of the G. A .
r The arrivals of. delegations from vari--
Dus parts of the Union have formed a.
steady and almost uninterrupted procession
from morning until night From one end
Of Congress street to the other there has /,
been an unbroken line of pedestrians to and
from the great encampmens.- New England
has turned out nearly her full complement
Of posts and thousands of unofficial citizens
have come Many Western departments
which announced to the Executive Com
mittee that they would bring certain num-
Der Of men have brought, in some cases,
nearly twice as many. aS-were expected. A
great many of them telegraphed yesterday
Tor additional accommodations, in various
Eases for from 100 to 500 men. The law
and order leagues have issued circulars
stating that all liquor consigned to members
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic will be p
promptly seized. A, proposition made by
The same committee that all cORSignments to.
members of the Grand Army should be seized
and taken TO police headquarters and,
f after inspection by Commander il
Chief kOuntze they should be found to con-
ain any liquor they would not be forwarded
o the cOusignee, met with instant Opposi-
ion and caused something of TebeiiOuS
spirit to arise. The visitors openly declare
;heir intention to resist any such arbitrary
aPfiOn Sboufd II hsa offatupfa1 Drnp,inapf
officers of the organization declare that they
intend 10 take and keep possession of their
consignments. Last night the Associated
Press was in receipt of the following tele-
gram, which seems TO have been inspired
oy the circulars issued, by the temperance
leaders:
NEWPORT, VT, June 1.-Two thousand
comrades Of the G, A X. have read the dis
patches regarding the appO utnycnt of special
police TO care for the lives and property of
the people of Portland. We call your atten-
ton that in times past we were the police of
the Nation, and twenty years has not dmin-
tshed our respect for law and order. We
come unarmed and on a peaceful mission as
your guests, aud respectfully ask the per-
mission TO enter your city unmolesied by
special investigating committees,
Departments of Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia,
Illinois, Wisconsin. Kansas. iowa, Color
ado, Minnesota, Oregon, Dakota, Missouri,
Nebraska and Michigan
nc PCSull@A Vi tic CitCulaI
sent out by the advocates of temperance
seems TO have had the effect of creating no.
small degree of resentment OH the part of
visitors from ether States and many of them
claim that 70 issue such circulars to body
OF men SO old in years, in service and in
distinguished hOnOrs as that of the G.. A. r
is scarcely less than An insult. The grand re-
ceptiOn of the cOmmanderS-in-c occurs
this evening. The welcome to Commander
kOuntz will be delivered by General J. A.
Hall, department commander of Maine,
followed by an address of welcome by
Governor Robe on behalf of the State, all
a similar address by MayOr De ring on be-
half Of the city. Commander KOuntz will
respond to the G.. \. T.. and there will be
brief addresses by General Logan, the Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin, Governor AIger and
other distinguished visitors. General Logan
and delegation of the G. \. X. from
Washington arrived last evening.