Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-03
The G. A. IL. Encampment.

AiNIpbNs A>CU', .-lSpcCIl lclc-
gram to the BEE, The most interesting
feature in the Grand Army encampment oc-
Cured to-day in the election of department
commander and the result was great sur
prise to a large number who were denomi.
mated the machine in the department
The first ballot resulted: Captain w. G.
Henry l6S, Brad p. Cook 100, j. b. Davis 81,
Colonel Sweet 8.
Second ballot: Henry aOs Cook 1o,, Davis
40. Captain w. G. Henry's election was
made unanimous. There has been great
deal of quiet determined work on the part Of
a large number of delegates for Captain
Henry who felt that he had been cheated
out of the position year ago when
the "vindication" of Russell took place. Gen.
eral Van Wyck, who has done greatdeal Of
quiet work to rebuke the parties who foisted
Russell at the head of the depart
ment, was greatly delighted to see Captain
Henry elected Commander Russell, in the
meantime, retires from the place and no one
is shedding any tears over it, Captain w, Cl
Henry, the newly elect department commap,
der, is resident of Fairmont, where he has
lived since 1870, engaged in the insurance AND
live stock auctoneer business. He is d
man forty-six years of age and with
good record in the army. Captain Henry
enlisted at the commencement of the war IN
the Nineteenth New York infantry, at Aus
burn, N. Y, and his first four months ser-
vice was in the Shenandoah valley. His
company was then merged into Battery &,
Third New York artillery and for threo
years he was in active service in light artil-
iery, being with Burnside at Newbern, N.
9. Then returning to the army Of the PotoS
mac he was in the battle Of Gettysburgl
Commander Henry enlisted as a corporal, and
when the war closed he was commissioned
a captain.
The remaining officers Of the department
elected were: M. V. Allen, Madison, senior
vice commander; f. G. Parkinson, Seward,
junior vice commander; Rev. s. p. Dillons
Litchfeld, chaplain; Dr. M. w. Stone, surs
geon.
Commander Henry appointed for assistanA
adiutant general j. W. clearinghouse, Grana
Island, and for quartermaster general, l.. O
Washburn, of Norfolk.
The following delegates were elected to the
national encampment at Columbus, O.. Sem
ator Henderson, Judge Amasa Cobb, NJ. ~
Hall, A. Holmes, G. j. Dilworth j. H. Cuk
mates: H. G. Wolcott, J. E. Hill, A. S. Cole.
John Barnsby, j. M. Lee, John FitzpatrickS
H. E. Paine. y,
The council of administration is composed
S. II. Morrison, Nebraska City; A. Robertaf
Omaha; L. ID. Richards, Fremont; John Or
Bonnell, Lincoln; II. 0. Paine, AineswortHl
A long list Of resolutions on Grand Army
matters were adOpled. T.
The Woman's Relief corps closed its sea9
sion to-day after electing the following oMs
GERS for the ensuing year: Mrs. h. Man.
chester, Lincoln, president; Mrs. Sarah
Sweet, Creighton, senior vice; Mrs. Nj. AZ
Swallow, Harvard, junior wee; Mrs. HeleH
Applegate, Tecumseh, chaplain; Mrs. Wood$
ward, Weeping Water, treasurer.
Must Give an Account of ThemselvesE
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March 2.-[SpeciaA
Telegram to the BEE An order issued bx
the supreme church was received here today
demanding the appearance Of H. H. Bartlin&
ct. al, defendants in the celebrated GermaH
Lutheran court case at Lincoln, March n
to answer to the charge Of contempt Of court
Recently the supreme court decided againSt
the Bartling faction in their fight for posseSS
sion of the church, but the decree was not
needed and the defeated faction met and disf
banded the old organization, and it is ALLEGED
broke into the church and afterward4
their attorneys. Hence tho orde1
| for their appearance efore the court, Th&
| case has occupied the attention Of the court8
| for several years. The late Mr.. Rottmaul
conducted the case for the church and thu
trouble was thought to have been settled
until after his death. But his death w9a
taken advantage of to reopen the case PUP!
| lie feeling is bitter against the faction whosd
| action in the matter is denounced as dis,
| graceful. Y