Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-13

The Trouble Over Rates-The Boycott Com.
demned ut Milwaukee.


CHICAGO. July 1O.-The fight between the
Grand Army Of the Republic and the vari-
ous railroad companies reached an acute
phase this evening. This was the last day
OF the period named by Grand Army men
in which the railroads might gracefully sur.
render and give the usual rate OF one cent a
mile to persons attending the great annual
encampment announced to take place this
year at Milwaukee.
No surrender was made by the railroads
and this afternoon q committee OF the G. A.
r. department commanders who have been
agitating the subject held . meeting here
and proceeded with the attempt to carry
out their threat that in event Of the rail-
roads proving obstinate the encampment
should be made, il possible, merely an as
semblage OF delegates instead OF Q huge pop
ular gathering.
The committee voted to send circular
letter to all department commanders
throughout the country, urging that at
tendance on the encampment be limited
SO far as practicable in the manner de-
scribed. II
Preparations at Milwaukoedfor the enter
tainment OF the great crowds expected at
the encampment have been virtually sus-
pended, owing to the dispute with the rail-
roads, and to-day's action OF the commit
tee OF commanders may, it is feared, render
this stoppage permanent.
MILWAUKEE,. July 1O.-Leading members
of the local Grand Army encampment
council expresses a good deal OF indigna-
tion ut the action OF the department COM
manders in issuing q boycotting circular
nd fhof oil ro tinnc will hn
stopped at once.
A meeting will be held tomorrow night
to definitely determine what to do. The
city authorities will probably decline to
make the necessary preparations for camps
and barracks unless the boycotting circu.
lars and rescindej. ,.-s
THE BOYCOTT is ISSUED.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE celebrated G.
A. r. circular against the railroads
was formulated to-day and will
be officially promulgated tomorrow.
It states that after the long continued ef-
fort on the part OF q large number of de.
part:nent commanders of the G. A. R.,
supplemented by earnest appeals to the
railroad officials, the G.. A. r. has failed to
secure to the old soldiers the customary
rate of one cent per mile to the national
encampment. The circular recites the fact
that a rate OF one cent per mile or less has
recently been granted to other organiza-
tions, and states that the refusal OF the
railroads to give this rate to the veterans
of the late war is an unjust discrimination
against the G. A. R.
Concurrently the department command
ers of various states request all COM
rades, las matter OF self-defence and OF
love for the ORDER" to forego the antici-
pated pleasure Of meeting their comrades
at the national encampment, by remaining
at home. and only those attending who
are duly elected delegates or ex-officio mem.
bers of the encampment. LET US in a
dignified and resolute manner, resent this
great injustice sought to be meted out
to the old soldiers by the railroad man.
agers."
The circular concludes by recommending
the organization, of county and dis.
trict reunions throughout and various de-
partments, in order that every old soldier
may be given an opportunity to meet his
comrades around the camp fire in glad
some reunion.