Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-27


MILWAUKEE, WIS, Aug. 27.-Yesterday was
the day Of handshaking and sociability among
the veterans. No order was thought Of and
the private was as great a man as the general
Today the conditions are different. This is the
real grand army day when the men fall into line
and obey orders; when the officer receives as
his right the regulation salute of his SUBJ
ordinates. The old soldier this morning as he
rolled out of his bunk of straw or
from between counterpanes, as the case might
be. instinctly gave himself an extra shake for
appearance sake, smoothed out a few wrinkles
In his clothes or brushed from them the dust
OF travel. 1t was the day of dress parade, and
the veteran who was not anxious to look well
and desirous that his company or regiment
make good appearance was not worthy of
his name.
CROWDS IN THE CITY.
This morning the cities and towns Of the
state seemed to have emptied themselves into
Milwaukee. 1t is not an e1aggeration to say
that by noon fully SO, 900 Wisconsin people from
outside the city had arrived There we're a
great many delegations that expected to reach
here last night, but were belated and arrived
between and 9 o'clock this morning There
was little more disorder in finding quarters
than there was yesterday morning, as attention
was centered on the parade but most Of the
arrivals managed to find their quarters and get
into place in time to move with the column
On every vacant spot in the most busy streets
post commanders could be seen drilling their
little squads OF men and giving instructions for
falling into line in the parade. Some OF the
posts were few in numbers while others were
large: The Ransom post of st. Louis num-
Dered more than any seen before-the column
moved. With its band il had nearly 800 in
line.
IN THE HOTELS THE CRUSH WAS TERRIBLE.
1t was all one could do to force his way
through. In the Plankinton house especially,
where Gen. Sherman, Gen. AIger, Commis-
sioner Tanner and Mrs. Logan were, crowds
were standing around waiting to get glimpse
OF the distinguished parties. Mrs. Logan
coming down the steps from the large din
ing hall about o'clock leaning on the arm
OF Gen. Aiger was forced to hold an i'm
promptu reception as a crowd of veter-
ans from one direction and a beyy of
ladies from the opposite direction rushed to
greet her. Mrs. Logan had distinguished ap-
pearance as she stood step above the crowd
De1ore her, her ruddy face, set in frame of
silver white hair, wreathed with smiles. She
seems to never tire of receiving the greetings of
the boys; and certainly the boys never tire of
greeting her. She divides the honors with
Gen. Sherman.
VERY LITTLE BUSINESS DONE.
1t was evident before 8 o'clock this morning
that there would be little business transacted
in the city today and, following the suggestion
made by the mayor, the majority of business
houses closed their doors and all turned out to
view the parade The banks had agreed to
close at o'clock each day Of the encampment,
but no business was being done and most of
them closed shortly after IL o'clock.
though the parade was not to start from 9th
street till 10 O'Clock people began to seek ad-
vantageous positions from which to view the
line as early rs 8 o'clock. In fact, those from
interior tQwna w IN ir,o rlv Y 7o,o
hied them at once to suitable locations and
there held their ground
TILL THE LAST VETERAN HAD PASSED By,
At O'Clock the crowd that had remained in
the vicinity OF the Pankington house hoping to
get sight Of the distinguished people within
moved up the avenue to take places on cross
streets. The great mass that moved up the
Grand avenue incline and out on the side
streets was not much less imposing than the
hours later. The fact that another change had
been made in the line of march was not well re-
ceived. After announcing positively that the
line would not cross Grand avenue bridge
people desirous Of viewing the line
made arrangements on the west side
and were provoked to find that they
need not have made such arrangements How
ever, giving the east side five blocks of the
parade, enabled thousands to see it who could
not otherwise have done SO. The day is
PSAASSJ NCoPiSo tuO or
rain during the early morning
hours and everything favors the
success of the grand parade for which the lines
are now forming No accidents have occurred
to mar the pleasure of the occasion and the
city has been remarkably free from robberies
and assaults notwithstanding the presence of
an army of crooks Nearly one hundred pick.
pockets and thieves have been run in by the
police and placed where they can do no harm
for the present at least.
CASUALTIES.
Louis Story, member of a Minneapolis post,
fell i'll while marching through the street last
night and now occupies a bed in one of the
wards at the emergency hospital
Ole Oleson of Eastlake, Mich, who was COM
ing to the city with the Manistee post on the
steamer +. and P. M. No. l, while sleeping on
the hurricane deck rolled overheard at mid
night and was drowned. He was forty-eigbt
years OF age and leaves family.
LOOKING OVER LETTERS.
The President Will Not Do Much Work