Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-09-29

test when he found how the land lay.
The election OF senior vice COM
mander-in-chief was then taken up but
while 1t was in progress a communica-
tion was received from the president
that his atfliction was too deep to leave
the bedside of his wife, and he therefore
begged to be excused from any attend
anee on the encampment. Comraae b.
II. Warfed was then unanimously
elected senior vice commander-in-chief.
On the first ballot for junior vice com
mander-in-chief there was no election.
The candidates were: Ayers, of Della
ware, 292; Beggart, Of Texas, 22S; Ken
nedy, of Colorado 1l5; Mention, of Ken
lucky, 24 necessary to a choice, S2S
There being no choice another ballot
was ordered, which resulted in the
choice of Peter b. Ayers, of Delaware.
For surgeon general, W. c. We'll, Of
Danbury, Conn, and w. Ii. johnson, Of
Minden, Neb., were the candidates
The ballot resulted: Well, 4e3; john
son, 1865, and the former was elected.
For the place of chaplain-in-chief
there were four candidates, namely; j.
IL. Frazee, of Tennessee; d. r. Lowell,
of Kansas; L. II. Haggerty, Of Missouri,
and W. ii. Gottheil, of the District OF
Columbia. d, r. Lowell was the favor
lite candidate, and was elected.
RESOLUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23,-The commit
tee on resolutions reported to the G. A.
r. encampment n large number of reso-
buttons and propositions which had been
referred to them, recommending that n
large majority of them had been laid
laid upon the table. Among the resolu-
tions reported favorably by the commit
tee and adopted were the following:
Asking congress to pass a law giving
the same right of precedence in appoint
ments to all honorably discharged SOL
diers that is now given by law to SOL
diers that were discharged for disabil-
tiles.
Commencing the order of Commanders
in-Chief Palmer forbidding any G. A.
r. post to march under the confederate
flag
Authorizing the commander-in-chiei
TO issue a circular commending the Vet
erans' Protective Association Bureau OF
Information in connection with the
worlds fair, in case he shall find it
worthy.
Declaring it to be inexpedient for the
national encampment G.. A. r. to ex.
press an opinion on the subject of open
ing the worlds fair on Sunday, in view
of the fact upon which the members OF
the G.. A. 4. are divided
Favoring the establishment of SOL
diers' home in the Marine hospital
building at New Orleans
Requesting that the census of veter-
ans of the war and their post Office nd
dresses be published Immediately.
Asking congress to provide for the
erection of monument to the private
soldiers of the army
Asking the secretary OF war to pro-
vide a Flagstaff at Fort Sumpter, upon
which the national flag shall float the
same as at all government posts.
Advising the council of administra-
tion TO call the meeting of the next an
nual encampment not later than the
first week of September, 1898.
THE COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION
The council of administration for the
ious departments as follows:
Alabama-J G. Miller OF Green Pond
Arizona-H p. Lighthizer, Phoenix.
Arl,ansas-Logan H. Root, Little Rock.
California-N ID. Ayle, San Jose.
Colorado and Wyoming-W. Barker Manitou
Springs, Col
Connectcut-T l. Gill, Hartford.
Delaware M b Fowler Wilmington.
Florida-G. T. Foote, Belwood
Georgia-H b Mason, -
Idaho-G L. Shoup Solomon City.
Illinois-H S. Dietrich Chicago.
Indiana-W H. Armstrong, indianapolis
Indian terrtory-R T. Masters Krebs.
Iowa-L. b. Raymond, Hampton
Kansas-E. Jones, Holton
kentueky-J McKelvy, Louisville
Louisiana and Mississippi-H @ Yarmouth,
New Orleans
Maine-E. C. Mnliken. Portland
Maryland J. f. Hough, Baltimore.
Massachusetts-WillamM NJ Olin. Boston
Michigan o Bellaire, Grand Rapids
Minnesota @. c. Edwards, St Paul
Missouri. e Carter, ST Joseph
Montana-T S. Wilson, Bozeman.
Nebraska-John Barsby, Fremont
New Hampshre-O W. Baldwin Lebanon
New Jersey Benjamin Murphy. Jersey City
New Mexico-M w. Berger, Santa Fe
New York-Theodore Friesten, New York
North Dakota-E s. Miller, jamestown
Ohio-R II Uoderman. Toledo
Oklahoma-Thomas Seward, Guthrie
Oregon-D. c Sherman, Galela
Pennsylvania p Burchheld, P!ttsaeld
Potomac-D. A. Grosvenor, District OF Co
lumbia
Rhode Island-H c Luther, Providence
South Dakota-S. IL Jumper, Aberdeen
Tenness ee-W. Il Nelson, johnson CITY.
TcXas-David Mackav, Dallas.
Utah-C o. Farnsworth Salt Lake CITY
Nermont-S W. Cummns. ST Adams
Virginia and North Carolina-D r. Wilson,
Richmond,
Washington and Alasla> E. Brown,
Spokane
West virginia-C. w Hart. Buckhannou
Wiseonsin-R s Smith, Marion
Prices OF Paper 20 BE Raised.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept 90 II here
was large attendance of writing pa
per manufacturers yesterday when the
question of a shut down of mills was |
considered. Those present represent ted |
a daily output Of 800 tons and the out
come was that the loft drying mills |
will shut down for a month before De- |
cember 1, while an increase of two |
cents per pound for paper seems ex.
tremely probable. The machinery
mills may also shut down later. The
association voted to increase the price |
of loft dried paper and it is possible |
that the prices of book and news will |