Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29

ing selected by ac-
Is ~ ~ clamation as the
Y \ place for the next
b Nencampment and A.
~ Sc90hlG. Welssert, of Mil
NGt waukee, being un-
"a .HT aninously chosen
Gn I commander-in-chief
I'M to succeed Gen. Pal
IN mer. Lincoln, Neb,
!, : :: J: J:
lx hwithdrew from the
r Exza-Z competition for the
- former honor and
- Deputy Commits
sioner of Pensions
NI~ Line DIN dropped
NEW COMMANDER. outef the latter con-
test when he found how'll land Law.
The election of senior vice COM
mander-in-chief was then taken up, but
while it was in progress comflunlca-
ton was received from the president
that his affection was too deep to lesFe
the bedside of his wife, and he therefor |
begged to be excused from any attend
| ance on the encampment. Comrade B.
III. Warfeld was then unanimously
elected senior vice commander-in-chief.
On the hrst ballot for Junior vice COM
mander-in-chief there was no election.
The candidates were: Ayers, of Della
| ware, 292; Beggart, of Texas, 223; Ken
! nedy, of Colorado, lis; Mention. of Ken
lucky, "a; necessary to a choice, 32S.
| 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. H. johnson, OF
Minden, Neb., We're the candidates.
II I'll
son, 165, and the former was elected.
For the place of aplain-in-chief
there were four candidates, namely: j.
| III. Frazee, of Tennessee; D. R. Lowell,
of Kansas: E. II. Haggerty, of Missouri,
Columbia. D. R. Lowell was the favor
tie candidate, and was elected.
| RESOLUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The commit
tee on resolutions reported to the G.. a.
| Z. encampment a large number of resO-
buttons and propositions which had been
| referred to them, recommending that a
large majority of them had been laid
laid upon the table. Among the resolu-
lions 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 honora bly, discharged SOL
diers that is now given by law to SOL
diers that were discharged for disabil-
tiles.
Commencing the order of Commander
in-Chief Palmer forbidding any G. A.
R. post to march under the confederate
| flag.
Authorizing the chief
to issue a circular commencing the Vet
| 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 memb ers OF
the G. A. r. are divided.
Favoring the establishment of a 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 adj
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 flagstaff at Fort Sumpter, upon
which the national flag shall float the
same as at all government posts.
Advising the council of administers
| ton 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
next year has been named by the var
ions departments as follows:
| Alabama. C. Miller. of Green Pond
Arizona-H. P. Lighthizer, Phoenix
| Arkansas-Logan H Root, Little Rock
! California-N. D. Ayle, San Jose.
Colorado and Wyoming-W- Barker, Manitor
| Springs. Col
Connecticut-T. L Gill. Hartford.
| Delaware-M. B. Fowler, Wilmington
| F1orida-G. t Foote, Belwood-
Georgia-H. B Mason,
Tdaho-G L Shoup, Solomon City.
| ulinois-H S. Dietrich Chicago.
. | Indiana-W. H Armstrong, Indianapolis.
Indian territory-R- T. Masters, krebs.
Iowa-L. B. Raymond. Hampton
Kansas-E B Jones. Holton.
kentucky-Jonathan McKelvy, Louisville
Louisiana and Mississfppi-H. C. Yarmouth.
New Orleans
hIaine-E. C. Mi1lilen. Portland,
Maryland-J. E. Hough, Baltimore
lillian NJ Olin- Boston
. Michigan-J. O. Bellaire, Grand Rapids
Minnesota-C G. Edwards, St Paul
Missouri E Carter. St Joseph
{ Montana-T s Wilson, Bozeman-
. New Hampshire-O w. Baldwin, Lebanon.
, New Jersey-Benjamin Murphy. Jersey City
New Mexico-M W. Berger. Santa Fe-
New York-Theodore Fries ten, New York
North Dakota-E- S. Miller, jamestown
= Ohio-R H Coderman, Toledo
: Oklahoma-Thomas Seward, Guthrie.
; Oregon-D. c. Sherman. Galena-
i Pcnnsylvaria-A- P. Burchfield. Pittsfield-
Potomac-D A Grosvenor, District of Co
Iumbia-
Rhode Island-H. c. Luther, Providence.
South Dakota-S H Jumper. Aberdeen
i TenneSSee-W. H Nelson. johnson City.
4 Texas-David Maclzay, Dallas
Utah-C o Farnsworth Salt Lake City.
Vermont-S w Cummins. St Adams.
Virginia and North Carolina-D- R. Wilson
| Richmond
Washington and Alaska. E Brown
| Spokane.
IVES: Virginia-C. W. Hart, Buckhannon
. Wisconsin-R s Smith, Marion
Prices of Paper t., f.e Raised
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept a3.-T her
was large attendance of writing pa
per manufacturers yesterday when TIN
: | question of a shut down of mills wa.
considered. Those present represen tet
a daily output of 800 tons and the out
!, come was that the loft drying mill
| will shut down for month before De
| cember 1, while an increase of tw,
1,ouud for r,aner az