Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-03

Streets Are Gaily Decorated and Posts Ar
rive From All Over the Union.

| Streets Are Gaily Decorated and Posts Ar.
| rive From All Over the Union.
All day yesterday lengthy trains wound their
sinuous lengths into the various depots of the
city Of Detroit, depositing their loads of vet
Grams from almost every state in the Union.
This crowd emptied itself upon the streets and
into the hotels, and gave the city sight il
never saw before. In addition to all these,
word was received last night from Niagara
Falls that thirty train loads were tied up be-
| tween Detroit and other points waiting for q
clear track. and that in this number thirty five
posts from the empire state were coming in
place of the ten expected. 1t was also stated
that each one of the thirty-fve would work and
vote for Hedges the favorite son of Haver-
| straw, for commander-in-chief
THE CITY IN HOLIDAY DRESS.
The city is in holiday attire, such as it
never was before. The streets over which
| the procession will march tomorrow are
mass Of color. The four great arches and i'm
mense suspension bridge across Woodward
avenue were completed late yesterday after
noon, but men worked by electric light on
| some of the decorations.
The first post to arrive a post was the
Ransom OF st. Louis. which came in early yes
terday morning. and their brethren, the Frank
p. Blair Post followed in a short time. The
main delegation, three car loads. of the depart
ment officers arrived early in the morning and
have taken up quarter in the Russell House.
But single post from Massachusetts has as
yet come IN. that from Lawrence. while two
from Pennsylvania. and both those from Pitts
burg, have shown up.
WASHINGTON IN THE LEAD.
Detroit special says: As to choice Of place
for the next encampment Washington has
long lead, the Potomac boys working like bea-
vers and walking over all opposition. They
Will surely secure the prize.
A visit TO the camps prepared for veterans
showed that they are in readiness. The Expo
sitlon building. Camp Sherman, with its l 800
hunks, is now partially filled with wearers of
the brass buttons and blue coats The only
difficulty in taking Of the big influx of Wis
itors. which has already reached 30 600 people,
Is feeding them, the entire lot seeming to think
that the hotels are the only places where they
can eat and taxing them hey ond reason The
hotels have been very fair in their treatment of
the visitors, none of them raising rates except
the Cadillac, which has just doubled them for
the week.
THE COLOR LINE TO COME Up
A New Orleans special says: THE delegates
from the Louisiana and Mississippi Depart
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic includ-
ing the department commander and the other
officers. left there today for the Detroit en-
campment and will have their headquarters at
the Blddle House. All the delegates are white.
large number Of colored members of the
Grand Army. including ex-Gen. G.. G. Antonio.
Coils. James Lewis and Mills. have also left for
Detroit to lay their case before the Grand
Army and reopen the question of the white and
colored organizations. The negro posts have
been organized but little over n year. but now
have much larger membership than the
white posts and demand recognition. The dis
pute between the two organizations which is
one OF race and color. will be laid before the ell
campment for settlement