The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07

windows have curtains of lamhre1uins.
silk and lace. All around tue balconies
are hung valances of garnet silk plush.
embroidered with silk. gold, and ara.
sene and tapestry fringe. The plush ia
studded with numerous snits of ancient
armor. surrounded with groups of
American flags of the army and navy
and by American Shields, with wreaths
Of laurel. The seals of all the states
and territories ara here below the hal
comics on the sides. drapel with silk
flags and surrounded by goll eagles.
Thousands Of i~ncaudesccnt lights arc
arranged in artistic groups about The
building.
The comrades flo .ke,l out to tho rink
last night to participate in u reception
to Veazey. Ex-(i0Yernor Alg.r was
master Of ceremonies. Mayor Fingree,
"a well chosen address, welcomed the
Veterans to the metropolis Of til.
Wolverine state, and the oNnlnanii.~-
ln-chlef made Il brief response. brief
addresses breathing q spirit of gm;.l
VIII to b veterans were made by OK.
President Hayes. Secretary Proctor.
Governors Eovey and Page, General,
l5utterfiela and General Fairchiid.
Meanwhile another great crowd had
gathered at Camp Sherman in the ex.
position building, AMI thither the same
speakers were hurried anii tho pro
gramme repeated.
AT midnight the streets wcre Just ,s
Crowded as they We're at midday.
Tl:Orc Was an Interesting Ssyns
at the national department HEADQUARTERS
where ex President Hayes, in behalf of
q committee Of the order, in u graceful
and eulogistic speech presented the r.-
firing conmandcr-in-chief with u dia-
mond studded Grand Army badge. I'M
on which a round ST, GO had been ex-
pended. Colonel Fcazey made u brief
reply.
1t is pretty we'll conceded that Wash.
lngton will get the next encanpment.
The western posts have made a gallant
fight, and the Lincoln delegation espa-
clally have spent money like water.
After the parade scores Of carriages with
canvass Inscriptions,
"Lincoln I'm 49,"
We're flying over the city to the various
post headquarters, and the delegates
from the east were labored with long
and earnestly. The Washington crow1,
however, hal got i'll their work. aud the
western men have about given up the
fight. Elk. Postmaster General Frank
Iiatton was tie leader of the Washing
tOtl OOUultCS.
A. G.. Weissert Of Wisconsin ia still
i'll the lead for co,nmander-in-chief, al
though "a combination against him is
probable. The chief argument against
him is that both Wisconsin and Mime
sofa have hal the Office i'll the last de.
cade.
Tho lncamp,nent Opens.
The session of the twenty-ninth
annual e%ncanlpment opened this morn
ing. Probably the most important
matter that viii co,ne up for co1;sidcra-
tion is the trouble over the colured Issue
in Louisiana. The white comrades
from New Orleans are determined Ia
force a vote on the question whether or
not they. shall be compelled to have posts
of mixed color, or whether the cofored
men and brothers in whose behalf they
fought shall not be compelled to get in
to posts by themselves. II the encanp-
ment laws down the laws of "tha color
line" the white comrades threaten to
break mp thu department.
The ninth annual convention of the
Woman's Relief Corps was opened al
1890 in the Church Of Our Father.