The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-09-12

rom July ]. 1877. 81. 935. 2 III
rHr woMAN's RELIEF CORPS
Those who were fortunate enough ~ at-
the convention Of the national depart
Of the Woman's Relief corps 81 I'm
manuel Presbyterian church to-day, have
higher Appreciation Of the work done
e. that organization than ever before
The auditorium Of the church was connfort-
pbiv filed when the session was opened by
ma president, Mrs. Chprity Rusk Craig. On
he rostrum with her were Miss TIARA Bar
ton. Of the Red Cross association; Mr6. Anna
Wittenmeyer, Mrs. Russell "A. Alger and the
honored guest OF the convention, Mrs. MaryA
T.ocan. The speakers were Gov. Hoard, Mayor
Brown, Rev. Myron Reed OF Denver, Colo
Miss Clara Barton and Mrs Logan. After
Mrs. Logan had spoken Mrs Robbins Of
Michigan begged the privileges Of introduo-
to the convention three gentlenen.s Gen
the association with 9 gayel made
from the table on which den.
Grant worked In . tannery when 2 boy.
The presidents report shows that the depart-
and detached corps had expended in
the work OF relief the sum OF $34.473.6l
making q total Of 84,271.6O expended in re-
lief and turned over TO posts In the entire or
The work Of the afternoon ses-
sion was routine In character, consisting Ct
reports from the various national officers
oFFIcERs ELEcTED
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29.-At the morning SEES
sion OF the national encampment the cleo
ton or officers for the ensuing year WIS
DR.. Horace 7. Porter Of Ken
lucky was chosen surgeon general; N. IL
Chtlders Of Kentucky, chaplain, and I'll.
Love Of New Jersey. junior vice commander.
Gen. Alger, president OF the Logan monu-
ment fund, reported that the collections 70
date aggregated $11,11960 A COMMITTEES
was authorized to place before cohgress q
proposition to set anart q portion Of b
$40, 900 appropriated for tha sitesrt0s be
added to the fund for the monument. Gen
Warner left the chair and made . strong an
peal for the monument scheme He SING
gested that the committee be ON
larged to include one representative
from each department. with In
structions to push the work until the
was finally erected at Washing
ton. Comrade Perkins of Kansas introduced
resolutions by which the encampment heart
lily thanked the administration OF President
Harrison for the honor it had conferred
upon the Grand Army in appointing Corporal
Tanner as commissioner OF pensions, endors-
ing his management OF the bureau that had
been created for the benefit Of the soldiers
and sailors of the war, and ~denouncing the
bitter and malignant criticisms OF q portion
of the press upon his official conduct APP
plause greeted the resolution. but Gen. Bar
of New York was quickly upon his feet
q substitute, declaring that notwith-
standing the assaults of an unfriendly presa
the encampment declared its belief In the
integrity Of tho commissioner. and
EXPRESSED IT'S APPROVAL
Of his efforts to do all for the soldiers and
sailors Of the country that the laws allowed;
IL suggested, however. that . committee
be appointed to investigate the work
ings Of the pension Office. An animated dis
cussion of three hours duration ersued.
Comrade Campbell of Kansas voiced the gem
eral sentiment as expressed BY . score Of
delegates In the following language:
For fifteen years we have been declaring. and
others have been uttering q sentiment that the
country can never pay. the debt due to the old
soldiers, but Corporal Tame IL the FIRST officer
that has made that sentiment upon q practical
reality. / believe IL is the high duty Of this en-
campment to sustain him In working vut that
ever had . duty to perform, looking neither TO
the right nor to the left, to the committee that
is INVESTIGATING the workings OF the pension
bureau or to the commissions himself. Il Is now.
and we ought to pass this resolution. The sub-
stttute differs with 1t in only one particular. IL
belief In the integrity OF COmrad0
Tanner. and would not influence the action Of
the committee charged with the Investigation.
II may be better than an endorsement like that
offered in the original resolution. but we should
make our endorsement strong enough. The
actly. HTanner is dishonest or has done any
criminal act we will find 1t ont when the COM
mlttee makes Its report. The presumption OF
law is that every man is INNOCENT until he ia
proved guilty. and as far as I am concerned
will! makethat presumption 70 to the fullest ex-
tent In this case.
In the debate that followed one delegate
declared that he would not dare TO 10 back
to the soldiers Of Minnesota after harming 3
hair Of Tanners head any more than to ride
through a band OF Sioux Indians with their
war paint on. The encampment, he urged,
should stand by Tanner until something
wrong had been proven against him. Gen.
Wagner Of Philadelphia took the ground that
both resolution and substitute was q club Id
the hands Of Tanners enemies The an
campment ought not to force the adminis-
tration to suspend q necessary investigations.
Another delegate. in the course OF i lengthy
speech, said:
I was in Washington last week, ana I heard IL
chargcd upon the streets and everywhere else
That men employed in the bureau were ali get-
1850 AAAAs<A0 SpC0AN& 0lu t6A0u UU IIus
mediately and rerated much higher, while the
poor devils OF the rank aud file have to stand
back and wait. ! told them that II was iia,
resolution we endorse such action on his part.
The substitute is broad enough. This encsmp-
ment knew nothing Of the details Of Tanners
may believe It 5ts al right, but We ID nor knoS
IT. 1--we pass the original resolution and the
commtutee of Investigation should exonerate
MIN; the opposition press would say that the al
tney would have good reason to say Il.
Corporal Tanner himself took the ioor "a
this point, and In IN impassioned speech de-
olared that he not only courted, but de-
manded, an investigation Of his administra-
uon Of the pension department. Ultimately
the substitute Of Gen. Barnum was Amended
to read as follows:
That we thank the president Of the United
states Tor the appointment OF our conrado
James Tanner. rs commissioners of pensiong.
him we declare our complete conidence ii his
integrity and our approval af his avowod nur-
pose TO do al that IL possible 10 be done sund
s snd WITH : g H. me x ,sn 81 So ser tn ,s se ts,,sa. Is ths w.
ZION Of the mAnAGement OF his of1ces
THE NAVAL BKTTLk
This has been the groatsdaY az theor-
campunent ~ re9afds croNdn The I
trains brought IN $4,000 additional yiaitDrs
mostly from Wisconsin and Ulinoia
great attraction being the night naval hattles
in Milwaukee, bay. Fully q quartersOf
million Of people occupied the beach, ana
the vast amphitheater on the hillside sc the
Lake Shore Park was packed with Grand
Army men aud their wives, those seatss be-
Ing reserved for them. Thessbattle was 4
splendid spectacle, being participated III. ~
about sixty vessels, besides q stationary
mortar feet, and by about 5000 infantry
man and arttllerymen. including seven CON-
panies OF the Fourth battalion az Wisoon-
ain. the Chicago Zouaves, Battery b ofy
Chicago, Milwaukee First Light Battery and
hundra.i Hons nf Yafarans