Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-13

few minutes. Then the big cloua
smothered the enthusiasm and
the view. No one knew where N
were or what they were doing n
ing of the big threc-masted vessl
an impressive spectacle. 1t wa,
SO far out that it looked about ID
a beer k-g. The blowing up Of l
vessel was also a dreary fizzle
anchored off Grand Haven and
blew up there was only splutts
cloud of smoke, and re yort
crackle in a telephone. The Gro,
ever, was a grand one, and Id
has probably never before lesn
the West. 1t was a very orderl
tude and no casualties are reports
On the United States ship
den a premature discharge Of ID
cannons injured two men. Charh
scheck and John Schultz, said
wounded about the body and heal
are at the Emergency hospa
Schultz may not recover. Two
on the mortar boats were also III
the explosion of mortar. Theh /
are in the legs and they will !
They were also taken to the Ed
hospital.
A little row was caused in the :
ment proceedings over the prop@1
indorse the "Ladies of the Granl !
the Republic.' The opposition
that the Grand Army wants
auxiliary organizations and y
Ladies of the Grand Army Of the
lie" ought to join the Woman
corps if they want to help the old
and the order. Finally the resoiu1
amended to read: :'Bid the WONT
lie: corps godspeed in its work. !"
The project to indorse the ad1|
ton of the pension bureau by \
Tanner povoked the next fight, all
long time the encampment wrang
the wording of tho resolution. "
kins of Kansas introduced re-
heartily thanking the administr1
President Harrison for the honor
conferred on the Grand Army in
ing Corporal Tanner as pension
sioner, and heartily indorsing bis
of the bureau, because it was
for the benefit of the
and sailors of the late
and denouncing the 'bitter and
nant" criticism of the press upon
cial conduct. Gen. Barnum OF Me-
offered substitute to the effect I!
withstanding the assaults of an on
press the encampment declared "
in the integrity of Tanner and It's !,
Of his efforts to do all for the sou
sailors that the law will allow.
At the afternoon session Barnu'
stitute was redrafted to read as io'
"That we thank President Hail
the appointment of our comrao'
Tanner, as commissioner of pensa
that, Notwithstanding the assault
him, we declare our complete CO
in his integrity and our approx
endeavors to do all that can be ool
the, laws for the veterans of the W
in injection with him, we ask :
vestlgation Of his adminlstrau0
affairs of the pension bureau.
1t was adopted under suspens'lo e.
rules unanimously amid great ch ss
The next important measure e''
was in relation to the pension Of
A resolution was introduced decu
the pension law should be SO cnaps
the widows of Union soldiers mlsu
again snd not forfeit their pens.1t! s
resolution was .cheered by po 1n;
assemblage only. Thomas OF lll ~
opposed to it and Corporal lahls !,
supported tho bill. A heated t.
sued between Tanner and Ihoi'la'
nois, and Thomas used very
language against the corpora, -;
was finally taken and the reso, uit,
laid on the table by big maJoi.,
was in accordance with the Ie. ;o,
ton of the committee on resolul'V'
desertion clause was discussed az
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