New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-13
THE GRAND ARMY MEETING.
VIE VETERANS DELIGHTED WITH THEiN
ENCANiPAENT
rvrvprcrrn MESSAGE FROM THE PREsI-
nENr-REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON PENsIoNs-cAND1DATEs
non cnMMANDER
fpy rrIrcRArH 10 THE TRIsuNE-i

fpY rrITGRArH TO Tim iNiDS'
Columbus Ohio. Sept 12.-The veterans at the
80. sscond National Fncampment OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic delighted win inc treatment
.h.r are receiving 1t the general expression that IN
40 CITY have they before been well cared for anu SO
,.u treated, and all military men agree mat the
.ounry has not since the close OF the Rebellion seen
~,ch military pageant the parade OF Tuesday
--or,,r.nt member of the signal Corps remarked to-
- hat bs had seen four Presidents nauguratcd. but
a., the crowd hero IS greater than any he had ever
nn in and he confident that the parade was greater
han tho great review at Washington There has been
- raising of prices gougng and visitors have been
..narhably free from moestation by thieves. great
s.nv thousands OF Ohio people who camc 10 the
c,ntal to see the parade have gone home. bnt 1t is
.tmated that there still in the city nearly 100000
strangers. The day was spent by the veterans. not
csrhers OF the National Encampment In seeing the
this. renewing old acquantan ces and In regmentai
"a division reunions. Every schoolhouse and public
al vas filed and surrounded today by olue-coaicn
r.,erans and the air foil Of oratoTy. General
sh.rman was intisposcd from his exposure for hVe
hx on the reviewing stand at the parade OF TUESDAY
.,s had TO cancel an engagement to speak at camp
sro on the Centennial Exposition grounds this aiter-
noon. ,s
one Of the most interesting reunions
a, the day was that OF inc o"ooiS
At the Signal Corps, who had the use Oh 0o>'''o'
roraker's Office for the meeting. Governor fof"No.
uas himself member Of the signal corps anu 'ooN
,art in the reunion. To the surprise OF the mem
he's there were more than 100 e1-ohicers OF inc
,orps present. Colonel Charles D. W Marcy u,
yoston secretary Of the United states veteran os"i
rorps Association. present to explain the System
an which the Eastern association Is orGahzeu' mo
enrs of the Western corps decided to unite Win inc
ras,e-n men In a national association, and hereai'cr
,bcr meetings viii be IN common NUMBER u III
terestlnc speeches were made, among them oehs on0
bv the Rev. Or. ". c. Wagner, chaplain OF 'he pe
,artment OF Illinois who an officer IN the sisnal
earns When vcksburg fell. Lieutenant Wagner was
,oe NJ two signal officers ordered by General Grant
- er,e- the city Wagner. who was the subordinate
,rcc found IN the Court House the reoei slgnai lag
Ubch he had seen waving from the fortress lor 50
many wecSs. and took IL away THIS ai'erho0" n0
electrified his comrades by drawing It from uhdcr Ms
,oat and waving II in rhelr sight such cheer "@'
49,. IN that thousands OF men surrounded the officers
80 m know what was going Another inter
,stnc speech was made by Major j. o. NIrOS' INC
nov scout who after considerable service uuuol 'n0
direction Of the Committee on the Conduct OF inc var
entered the signal Corps and gained disuhctio"- nv
to,d % some important discoveries which he has naoc
IN regard 10 Loncstrccts delay in obeying Lees order
a, Cettvsburg and the consequent disastrous delay OF
pckett's charge. lie has discovered correspondence
Or which General Longsrcet states that the delaY was
,sused BY the necessity Of making detour 10 aFo"
the sirnal station on Round Top, and the Logical IL
ference IS that the Signal Corps saved Gettysburg Io
tbe Union as well as Altoona After the meeting the
members OF the corps, accompanied by Ransom fos''
~ :, Iouls OF which General Sherman ana Oeherai
John Pope are both members, called on General ohor
man. who despite his ndisposition, received 'ne"'
corsialv COMMUNICATING the Signal Corps on us mag
nhcent work for the army The members OF the corps
,,.r rroceeded 10 Governor Forakers house AS thcy
verc going away carriage was driven up and lauy
~, 80 III. bair sterped out. Gentlemen"
sad Governor Foraker, this is Mrs Logan
Three rousing cheers given for the Woo" OF
the ideal volunteer solder, anu a"o'"0' A' ~
gentleman stepped OUT NJ a.
GTt,s comrades said Governor Foraker SIS Mrs
r,sd cant and this IS Colonel Fred Grant" Mrs
Alce, and Mrs Foraker introduced ana each "as
given an ovation. . -
There was much excitement IN the encampneW 10
uay over telegram from President Cleveland IN "N,H
=. ,.,os that he would Ike much be present at the
reetinC but could not get away from W ashnSlOn VII
.c.o,,rt ~ a press of business The dispatch was
,ta-essed 10 conmander-in-Chis; Rea and was ral
70 the convention. A feeble attempt at cheering was
s,pwned IN a torrent Of Kissing. and one de4eSae
sailed out
nDa he send subs;itute?a
AZ soon as Quiet was restored, an investigator was
,,s,,u,-, AZ 70 whether the President had been H.
v,.cd ard II 60. by whom II was discovered that ~
Inv,fanon had been sent ~ the National Commune
bur that local committee hsa io.day Thi.
DEL was EXPLAINED ia the telegram by the statement
~, the ,ryitation had been mslald ard forgotten.
sNs presdert's telegram was referred 10 the Com
hl,iee on Pensions ,....o, oo,.,,rce
The canvassng for the coming election CONTINUES;
Csneral Warner. Of Kansas CITY. arrived to-udN anu
kas been approached with reference !" NJ It ~
The report had been gwen out that ie WoeI, n.y. ~
rrder any crci!u stances. accept the cltclou W ~
CO.. 3e~shin a. he had refused renonlnat on for
ccncrrss and Intended TO devote himself 10 il,,on
He states positively that be WI aoc,p' "c ~ n
mo convention wants 10 EiNr
70 him Tie contest Is Row between Genersl
Varo-r and General y. VI. Curtis, or NcW- N,
IN vbosc interest senator Warner Miller Is iA@A'1
a hard canvass. The chances tonight seem 20 =,
favor 4 warner As Pennsyvanla decided cans %e
era Curtis and VIII support amer lheIe az 80 nD
IN tie contest DuilielA ~ Michigan Gurus 3 , 49,
Yo.l. Varrcr ~ NIi .suuri: Goodman OF laiiuin H.
ana Vlezev. Of vermont. all Of whom have '.cY s .
nared IN the Convention. There - sohc 'dh ~.
4 4 horse and CORPORAL Tanners namo Is mcnuONeu'