Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-05
The Reports Of the Different
Officials.
ANTICS OF LIGHTNING
Baiard's Arrest, BOycotting Fairs,
Shooting Scrape, The SiusIaw
River, Foreign and State News,
etc.
ME @. A. r.

e met I'm formal session this morning
? All that art and cultured taste
e could do TO make the mammoth
{ building attractive had been ex-
erted in decorations which adorned
e the interior In emblematic order
/. Despite the immensity the hall was
, crowded 10 its utmost. Every state
aud territory in the Union was
represented aud the roll showed the
: fullest attendance Of delegates In the
, history of the organization. In The
opening address Commander IL
} Chief Veasey in touching on the
"negro question:" as affecting G. A
r., reviewed the difficulties which
existed over the coIored posts In tht
department Of Louisiana and Mis-
,issippi ever since they organized H.
1862 He said "the charge bad beer
from different sources that the or
Sanization of these posts was tainted
With Irregularities so as to be utterl,
destructive of their legal existence
Our rules and regulations provide
plain procedure for the department
TO pursue in order to test the valid
lty of such charges. AS the depart
ment Of Louisiana and Mississippi
never, 50 far as l am Informed, has
resorted TO that procedure, have
held in dealing with those posts
that they must be- regarded as hay
ing legal existence until otherwise
regularity adjudicated from various
sources of Information accessible to
me, believe large majority Of
both white and colored comrades IN
the department of Louisiana and
Mississippi are strong in the con-
viction 1t would be for the best In
terest Of all to separate the depart
ment in Louisiana, and some OF
the other gulf states made up OF
such posts as may apply to come in,
and having concurrent jurisdiction
with departments already estab-
lished In such states. Referring to
Mt. McGregor cottage, where Gen
eraI Grant died, General Veasey rec
commended the encampment to take
action to secure from the govern
ment all appropriation for malnte-
nance of the property and its pres
gag nnnhitinn II
was at the demise of Gen. Grant, {
In regard to the disability pension
bill passed at last congress Gen
Veasey said If 1t Is not the wisest 1t
Is certainly liberal measure. The
commander-in-ch urged the en-
calnpment to renew the effort to
procure the amendment to the re-
visad ...i-i-A---'---"'t VfhCe III
case of union veterans. The decla-
rations of the commander-in-ch
in favor of the establishment of de-
partments of the G.. A. II. for negro
veterans created decided sensation.
The whites of Louisiana and Missis.
sippi are overlooked at his recon-.
mendation.
DETROIT, Aug. 5.-The adjutant
generals report for the period end.
ing June 3Oth, 1891, as far as returns
were received, shows in good stand
Ing forty-hve departments, with 749
posts aud $3.50 comrades In good
standing.
The report of Judge Advocate
General Derives has its chief interest
from his decision on the vexed race
question, rs his conclusions differ
from the recommendation of the
commander Ia chief. Tue dispute
ouly further completed the decision
rs follows; The question proposed is
whether there can lawfully be two
covering the same terri
tory ut the same time, for instance,
q department made up of white
posts aud other OF black posts
or of foreign born and another of
native born. l think the question
must be answered In the negative.
Rules and regulations do not pro
vide for, nor warrant the establish
ment OF but one department In any
state or territory.
The report of the surgeon general,
Is chiefly interesting ia the state
ment 1t contains from Pension
Commander Raum, that the amount
Of $4,000, 900 has been expended
for pensions during the fiscal year
ANTICS or LIGHTNING.
NEW York, Aug. 8. 5.-Durlng the
progress Of last nights thunder
storm a stroke of lightning In the
shape of a ball Of fire, followed by
heavy thunder, fell within u few
feet OF the railway station at Sleeps.
head BAY just as a passenger train 4
was pulling into the depot. The
shock threw the train, which COM
prlsed three ears and aud an engine,
completely oil the track, Intense
excitement prevailed for a few mo-
ments, Women screamed and men I
lost their presence Of mind In the b
ace Of what they considered lnevlt- I
lble death They were ilnally COM !
iosed aud sent home on another /
rain, Almost simultaneously with I
he Sheepshead BAY neak a bail Of
Ire fell In the rear OF the Manhattan I
leaeh Hotel at Coney Island, and 1,
feated CONSERVATION among the \
.ues,s aud employees. II struck the .
eheraph wires with report like :
hai OF a cannon shot No serious !,