New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-09-04
LIKE OLD WAR TIMES.

LIKE OLD WAR TINES.
Milwaukec's Streets Filled With Old Veterans,
Marching to the Music of tho Fife and Drum.
On Monday, the inspiring sound of the fife
and drum could be heard in Milwaukee on
| the streets leading from the railroad stations
and steamboat docks. No large INSTALL
ments OF veterans arrived until after 9
o'clock, but squads of grizzled ex-warriors
with their wives and children could be seen
as early as six O'Clock enjoying the sights or
resting comfortably on the curbstones, or
in stairWays, waiting for the headquar-
tiers office to open, that they might be as
signed to places. The crowd increas ID with
the passing moments and by eight O. clock
the marching companies baggage wagons
and omnibuses made the street crossings
dangerous to foot passengers. Where Com
missioner Tanner is quartered, there is g
crowd OF veterans, not guests of the hotel,
filling the Hobbies and Railways, anxious to
get a sight of the pension dispenser The
city is more deliberately decorated than at
any time in its history. scarcely a building
IN the business portion being left untrimmed
The residence portion, too, has caught the
Infection, and red, white and blue streamers
float in the air from pillar and porch, far out
int Q the outskirts.
Gen. Alger will undoubtedly be the next
commander-in-chief and, from present indica-
tons, the city Of Washington will be chosen
Tor the next national encampment The
Minnesota delegation, $50 strong, put in an
appearance at 1920, and, after q short
parade, went into camp.
THE PARADE
On Tuesday morning the cities aid towns
OF the state seemed to have emptied them
selves into Milwaukee. By noon fully
$4,000 Wisconsin people from outside the
ty had arrived.
In the hotels the crush was terrible. In the
Plankinton House especially, where Gen.
Sherman, Gen. Alger. Commissioner Tanner,
and Mrs. Logan were. crowds were standing
around waiting to get glimpse OF the dis
tinguished parties. Mrs. Logan, coming
down the steps from the large dining hall
about O'Clock leaning on the arm of Gen.
Alger. Was forced to hold an impromptu re-
ceptlon as a crowd of veterans from one d.
rection and a bevy of ladies from the
opp osite direction rushed to greet her,
She divides the honors with Gen. Sherman.
At9 O'Clock the crowds that had remained
in the vicinity of the P]ankinton House
hoping to get sight of the distinguished
people within
MOVED UP THE AVENUE
to take places on the cross streets. The
great mass that moved up the Grand
avenue incline and out into the side streets
was not much less imposing than the col
umn of soldiers that marched down few
hours later. The most interesting and
striklngly unique portion of the grand
parade was probably Post Joseph Lederger-
Der No. 24O of the department of Wisconsin.
Although the name is German these G. A. R.
yetrans are all Indians and come from the
keshena, Menominee reservation, near Green
Bay, Wis. 1t was the only Indian post in
the G. A. R. 1t numbers thirty one men, all
of whom served us privates on the Union
side in the war of rebellion, and these thirty
two men were Indian scouts attached to the
Southwestern department., and nearly all of
them were in the Twelfth Missouri
named after Capt. Joseph Ledergerber, OF
the Twelfth Missouri, who was killed at Ring
gold, Ga, in June 1861, in which battle
nearly all the post participated.
THE PARADE
was the great event of the encampment, and
while not SO large as some anticipated est-
mates was we'll managed, a fine spectacle and
a complete success. A thing remarkable in
the history of big professions was that it
started on time. The head of the column
began to move at 1926. A conservative
estimate of the number of men who
passed that point places it at $4,000.
A noticeable incident of the parade
was the enthusiasm of the old veterans
whenever they caught q glimpse of Gen.
Sherman. He was greeted with round after
round OF cheers, while the band forgot their
admonition not to play Marching through
Georgia." and the grizzled old hero Of the
triumphal march through the South had to
listen to the tune that has dinned his ears
ever since the war closed. Occasionally
veteran in the ranks would break out with
sally at his old general. Ole Oleson of East
Lake, Mich, who was coming to the city
with the Manistee post on the steamer F.. &
P. NJ. No ], while sleeping on the hurricane
deck, rolled overheard at midnight and was
drowned. He was forty-eight years of age
and leaves family. Overlooking
CENTRAL CAMP FIRES
we're held tonight at West Side Turner hall
and Light Horse Squadron armory besides
dozen minor ones. 1t was expected that Gen.
Sherman would speak at both the principal
camp fires. but he failed to appear at either.
At West Side Turner hall May or Thomas II.
Brown delivered an address of welcome and
Commissioner Of Pensions Tanner respond.
ed. Commander-in-Chi Warner presided
and made a brief address. There was
q long list of speakers, mostly
state department officers Gen Lucius Fair
child presided at the other camp fire. A
monster war song concert attended by FIVE
thousand veterans and others, was given
in large tent in Juneau Park. Mrs. John
A. Logan was given o reception at the
court house, and was escorted there by the
entire illinois department Off 900 veterans.
Most of the state delegates met in caucus
tonight on the choice of commander-in-
chief. The New England delegations
met jointly, and while no vote was
taken, it was informally agreed to support
Judge Veazey of Vermont for commander-in-
chief. Minnesota also voted to support
him. OHIO and Illinois decided to support
Russell A. Alger of Detroit, and the former
state will present its name instead of Hi
nois, as at first decided Michigan's caucus
also decided to support her home candidate.
New Yorks delegation adjourned without
reaching a conclusion, and the PennsyIvan-
ans did not commit themselves. The choice
for the next place of meeting lies between
Washington, Boston and Saratoga, and
committees are here in the interests of each.
The Wyoming of the Guion line, landed
1913 Mormons at Castle Garden.
Sharp shocks of earthquake were felt at
Los Angeles, Cal, and surrounding country
Claain, Coburn & Co g shoe factory burn