Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-19
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
GRAND ARMY VETERANS.
Features of the Annual
Encampment.
CHOLERA FINDS fewer VICTIMS.
Wyoming's Passengers at
Fire Island.
mrs. HARRISON Is IMPROVING.
Celebrating Louis Kos
suth's Anniversary.
mrs. HARRISON is IMPROVING.
THE GRAND ARMY.


President Harrison Unable to At
tend-Vice President Morton t1
Receive the Veterans-Wash1ngt
W,I Entertain About Two Hun.
dred Thousand CONGRATULATIONS
DecoratiOns-An Immense Camp
A Reproduction OF the Old Kear.
sarge.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 19-By to-
morrow when the twenty sixth annual re-
union of the G.. A. R. will be formally
opened by Vice President Morton; this
city will be thronged with popnlace
which has perhaps never been exceeded.
The multitude now here is being hourly
augmented by arriving trains which
empty thousands of persons into the
gates of the national capitol. By tomor-
row the city will have as guests a crowd
estimated at nearly two hundred thousand.
Tonight the city is swathed in bunting,
the national colors and every form of
decoration that can be utilized to make
attractive the stands and public and pri-
vate buildings. Many public buildings
are masses of brilliant tri-colored banners,
streamers and bunting in which the ma
tional colors are conspicuous and emblems
Of strength, power and prosperity are to
be seen on many pillars and corners.
Huge flags and banners are floating and
swapping at every point, and every one on
the streets seem imbued with holiday
feeling. The weather, which has been un-
usually clear for nearly week was oven
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blowing to keep the flags standing out
from the stats. All the visitors were on
the streets from early morning until past
nightfall. Their walks and rides extended
throughout the city and to Arlington, the
soldiers home, and points of interest in
the vicinity. Many went down the Poto-
mac to look again at places familiar to
them during the war. The streets were
alive with brass bands eecorting arriving
posts and down in the White lot, which
will be the field of attraction
during the encampment, thousands
were gathered to welcome the ar
irving guests. Down on the
beautiful plateau near the river front and
within the shadows of the Washington
monument there is 9 settlement sprung up
as If by magic, which will be the abode of
$4,000 veterans during their temporary
stay in the city. Here they will be housed,
fed and cared for with all the attention
that minute care to detail with view to
comfort can give. The like of this camp
in size and general arrangement has never
been attempted at any previous encamp-
ment Jus. north of this settlement and
directly south of the presidents mansion
there is another space of ground where
10000 or $1,000 more warriors will be
lodged.
This place is more beautiful in appear
ance than the long row of board barracks
which cover the plain at the monument.
This is camp proper with rows upon
rows Of white tents, loaned by the war de-
partment, with here and there tent of
circus dimensions from which great flag
floats, telling that it is the headquarters of
some post. From huge tri-colored flag
staff in the center float the national colors
over the grand stand below, where the dedi-
eating exercises will be held, and near by is
reproduction in every detail of the old war
ship Kearsarge, dressed from stern to stern
rainbow fashion with naval exactness. The
camp has been alive with sightseers and
soldiers all day, while incessant hammer
ing and saving has been going on with q
view to completing the craft by to morrow.
Last night four thousand soldiers were
taken care of in the camp and barracks
and by this evening the latter were well
filed up by the large number of posts
which arrived during the day. In another
part of the city camp has been estab-
lished which will accommodate 5000
souls.
HARRISON CANNOT BE THERE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S-Vice President
Morton received the following telegram:
Loon LAKE HOUSE, September 18.
1t is now quite certain that will not be able te
take any part in the G A R. exercises, and
government, will take up the duties ASSIGNED t.
me on the official program, that all possible
honors may be shown the veterans who may
Far into the night the railroads con-
tinued to bring into the city great crowd!
of humanity from all parts of the United
States Pennsylvania avenue was alive al
the evening with residents and visitors
who listened to the sound of martial music
whenever new post arrived. Many meet
| ings took place in the tents. Ex-Presiden
R. B. Hayes is here for the purpose of at
tending the Grand Army reunion. He at
tended services at the Foundry M. 4
| church to day, and hundreds of people
there shook hands with him. The ques
ton of who will be the next commander
| in-chief of the G. A. R. is of absorbing in
| terest to the Grand Army men here. Thre'
candidates are in the field, viz: Colone
| Charles P. Lincoln of Washington, Colone
| A. G., Weisert of Wisconsin, and Genera
| S. II. Hearst of Ohio. Each has a wa
record of exceptional brilliancy and has
strong personal following.
| STOPPED AT GETTYSBURG.
GETTysBURa, Pa, Sept. 1S.-Thousand
| of ta ha national
campment at Washington spent the da
most every state, but New York, Ohio
Maine, Connecticut and Colorado had tn
largest representation. =
ACCIDENT TO G. A. R. MEN.
KENT, O., Sept. ia rear-end CO
lision occurred between two sections of
G. A. R. excursion on the B. & o. thi
morning. Two sleeping cars were badl
damaged and several passengers wei
hurt. The injured are:
Henry ]. Knoph, Elgin, Ill, cut sbor
the head; Mrs. Julia M. Rhodes, Ne
Mexico, injured in back and internal,
unknown woman, arm broken and ipjnre
internally, unconscious; Mrs. Mabel Flu
Ter, Pawnee, Neb., trampled on; Mr.
Bowen, Lincoln, Neb., three fingers G,
off and hand smashed; P. J. Hall, MeI
phis. Neb., badly bruised and injured i
ternally; ]. Kerwip, Fillmore, Neb., he'
cut.
All the injured were carried through
: Washington. The accident was due
somebody's blunder.
Il FOUND DROWNED.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,, Sept. 1s.-Tl
? morning the body of a man was foul
, | aoo4;,, i, tho harhor and waa tow
= ashore. The usual examination followe
!. The man was member OF post No. 2,
A. R., Boston, and was bound to Waf
= ington. He arrived last night on the bt
with other members of the post who We
to New York by boat. The fact that
belonged to Post No. 7 was learned fro
~ ~ his uniform. In his pockets were $15
ID return ticket from Washington to Bost
q and q ticket ON the Old Colony road fr
Central avenue to Boston. There '
nothing to indicate the mans name.
appeared to be forty five to fifty years Q
- about 5 feet, inches tall and weighing
pounds. He had dark thin hair and mo
tache and blue eyes. The body is be-
cared for and Boston authorities have b
notified.
In the Arabs Power.
BERLIN, Sept. 18.-Dr. Stuhlman, "
ing from Tabora, reports that Emin Pa
. is within the power of the Arabs at
south end of Lake Albert Edward Nyal
waiting for assistance to escape. The A
e sSs revolt in the Congo state is spreading
}. German territory.