Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08
OFF FOR THE FAIR
Encampment to Conclude With Trip
60 Chicago

90 Chicago.
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. t. When tho
Grand Army encampment adjourned
Rst night IL was with forcibly ex
pressed admo >ition from the retiring
commander that he would not tolerate
any delay in getting together today and
delayed tho proceedings yesterday
would be reproved il they failed
TO put In an appearance on
time Most OF tho officers and mem
bers of the encampmert are anxiods 10
get TO Chicago in advance OF the Grand
Army celebration at the worlds fair on
Saturday. upon which occasion Capt.
Jack Adams the new commander In
chief from the bay state, will make his
inaugural appearances in his official
capacity. The participants in the con
ventions of the Women's Relief Corps
Of the ladies OF the Grand Army and
OF the other organizations are also NOV
ing through their business 10 the same
end. and the indications are that the en-
campment will furnish 10000 or more OF
the veterans and their female adjuncts
10 the rally of veterans at jackson park.
AT today's session George Graham of
Baltimore was elected surgeon general.
J. w. Hendricks iof Iowa, chaplain.
George H. Thomas post No. ) Of Chi
cago. rendered the encampncnt an invi-
tation TO be its guest on Grand Army
day. The invitation was accepted with
applause. which changed TO mirth when
IL was further intimated that tho post
would receive its guests on the eighteenth
noor az the Masonic building.
At this mornings session Of the en-.
campment the report OF the committee
on pensions n. Walker. Indianapolis.
Indiana. chairman; III. r.. Taintor, Hart
ford, Connecticut; j. w. Burst. Syca-
more. Illinois: A. X Greene. Lecompton.
Kansas. and A. VI. Warner. Cincinnati.
Ohio--was presented and laid over tenn.
porarily for distribution among the dele
gates. IL arraigns the present admins
fration Tor It's pernicious activity In the
line of cutting OF the pensions of the
old soldiers and compelling thom 10
produce evidence that their pitiful allow
ance vas not procured by fraud instead II
placing the burden of proofs on the nu-
merous government officials who are
lavishly paid for their services ia this
direction. The action II Secretary
Smith in nullifying the act II June n.
isq0. relating 10 the rating ~ pensions.
is condemned as unjust 10 the old
soldier and pensioner. COMMISSIONS
Rsum's ruling on this same lsw is cited
az fair and just to the soldiers and the
present secretary of the interior is asked
20 adopt THE ruling.
All the candidates for national presi-
dent ~ the Woman's Relief corps With
drew this morning 10 favor of Mira
Sarah G. Mink. - New York
Interpretations ~ the army ~ plckpock
cts sneak thieves. hotel ransackers and
general touRhs attracted here from Chi
caxo and other large cities have been
largely kept IN check by the vigilancr
u the police and outside detectives. bat
nevertheless quite = number ~ yisi-
tors have had their psckefs touchod
ard there hare been several iepreia-
tons in the ieading hetels Only one
serious caee - robbery vita vfo
lence has. however ben reported
AZ o'ciock this morning the body n
Charles petereon a gincinnafi Was
found dead On fhe Sidewalk in = lo1eig
locality. There were marks - siolerce
on TIE body And the fheory q the police
sthat ne eaa senibarrsd ~ foospasis
ard dief q The resalfaut shork
lb~ Michigan nenoeT - fhe ssyunctl
4 adnizsstraison u George n. Hopsiaa