Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
The GRAND ARMY.


No., Elected OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Boys Enjoy q General Good Time Amid
Unbounied ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Pension
Proposition Indorsed.
CoLuMBus, o., Sept 10 - All oppo-
sition was withdrawn this morning,
and instructions given to cast the entire
vote OF the convention for William
Warner, of Missouri, who is elected Com :
mander- in Chief of the Grand Army OF
the Republic.
The encampment met at nine O'Clock
this morning. There was large quants-
ty OF routine business transacted. After
Mr.. Warmers election ID. Fl. Neil, Of
Columbus, o., was chosen senior vice.
commander and j. z. Hatfield, Of New
York, junior vice. commander. General
Sherman and Senator Henderson
presented Major Warner, Gen.
al Sherman recalling the fact
that three years ago he placed Warner In
nomination. All three of the officers
elected made speeches of thanks. On be-
half of his comrades Louis Wagner pre-
scented to General Lucius Fairchild an
elegant oil portrait of himself. A CONF
mittee from the Woman's Relief Corps
was given hearty welcome. as was also
a committee inviting the Grand Army to
Grand Army Day, September H. Arecess
was then taken for dinner. It Is UNDER
stood that this afternoon an effort will be
made to induce the convention to indorse
the service pension plan.
During the morning Governor Foraker
acted as escort to Colonel Fred Grant, to
the camp where the Illinois veterans have
their headquarters, and splendid recep-
ton was given the son of their Grand Old
Commander. The reception was inn
promptu end the hearty greetings Of the
Illinoisans showed palmer than words
could express what they thought of their
old commander and his son, whom many
OF them had seen and known as boy.
Although many of the veterans who
have been attending the encampment
have returned to their homes, more than
enough to fill their places have come in.
the attraction of the
Ohio Centennial and fine exhibition of
California productions, the old soldiers
generally prefer to get together
and live over in the story the years they
spent together in the perilous times Of
the war. Old leaders are praised,
and those who are present are
called on by hundreds and thousands OF
the 'sboys" who followed them to battle.
tinued to-day, as also have the secret
of the organizations here rep
resented.
At the reunion of the Thirty second
Ohio regiment 800 members were pres
ent, the largest reunion ever held by that
regiment.
At the meeting of the Ohio Womar's
Relief Corps this morning, Mrs. Belle T.
Bagley, the past department president,
was presented with beautiful w. R C.
badge in solid gold, with diamond sst-
t1ngs.
In addition to the hundreds of bands
and drum corps in attendance at the en-
male chorus of three hun.
dred voices, from this city, has been
doing excellent service at the various
camp fires. The music of the Modoc
Club. from Topeka, Kas., has also been
greatly enjoyed.
This morning when the G. A. R.
National Encampment was called to
order large and beautiful floral Grand
Army badge was presented by the Ohio
State Journal The badges worn by the
different States are, in many cases,
unique and beautiful. Missouri, Kansas,
Iowa, California, Florida, Massachusetts,,
Maine, Kentucky and Texas vie with
each other for first honors in this re-
spect
The visitors express themselves sur
prised and much pleased at the reception
they have been given. Last night, at the
West Virginia camp fire, General Alger
the views of the veterans when
be- SAID: .sYour best citizens met us,
hey gave US the latch-keys to their
houses and took us to their homes and
their hearts"
More than enough boarding places have
been provided and every thing that could
be done to make the crowds comfortable
and happy. The members of the order
say it is the largest, best and most sue
cessful encampment ever held by the
Grand Army.
Several of the organizations will hold
their elections to-day.
Evening Session.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept 14.-By vote OF
l2O to 900. the National Encampment Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic yester-
day evening Endorsed the proposition for
q service pension. The resolutions as
carried read as follows:
Rfsolp.x,. That it is the sense Of this encamp-
ment that the time has come when the soldiers
and sailors of the war for the preservation OF
the Union should receive the substantial and
merited recognition of this Government by
granting them service pension in accord with
established usage; and further
: Resolued, That this encampment favors the
of bill to Congress to give every
soldier, sailor or marine Of the army or navy OF
the United States between April, 1851, and
July, 1855. for the period of sixty days or more,
a service pension of eight dollars per month,
and to all who served period exceeding eight
hundred days, an additional amount OF one cent
per day for each days service exceeding that
period.
Your committee also earnestly advo-
cate the passage of a bill placing widows
of the soldiers, sailors and marines on
the pen sion list without regard to time OF
the service or the cause of the soldiers
death.
Your committee further report that we
do not withdraw our repeated approval OF
the bill now before Congress, which was
and Endorsed by the National
pension committee, and known as the
Disability Pension bill.
Discussion was cut short by demand
for the previous question, aud vote was
taken on the adoption Of the minority re-
port. The result was-ayes, 8; noes, 156.
A vote was next taken on the majority
report, and it was adopted by vote of
400 to 90. Fully one third of the dele
gates failed to record their votes on the
question. A greater part of the two ses-
sions was occupied in the discussion Of
the subject.
Bafled by a Erive Woman.
UTOPIA, Tex, Sept. IA masked man
entered the house of George Hay, a
ranchman of Sabine County. Tuesday. III
the absence of Hay. Mrs. Hay seized q
gun to defend herself. whereupon the
man slashed her face with long knife.
The woman knocked him down with the