The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-05
AT DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS.

Owing to Delayed Arrivals Delegates Were
Slow at Showing Up.
The State ofice were practically desert
ed yesterday. on account of Labor day hol-
iday. Besides. If tie officials had chosen to
work. 1t would have been almost I'M
possible TO do so, owing to
the constant stream of visitors
through the corridors of the Capitol.
The majority of the visitors were citizens.
though groups of veterans could be seen
here and there. The various State depart
ment headquarters arc located in rooms at
the Capitol. Yesterday afternoon q vast
majority of State headquarters had not
been formally established owing TO the
absence to department. commanders.
As the delegations from nearly
all the States are scattered. many of them
not arriving until last night ana others not
being due until to-day. it is almost impos-
sible for the officials to estimate th num-
Der from their respective States who will
attend the encampment.
At nearly all the headquarters where
delegates have arrived there is hustle and
confusion. incident to the arrange
ments being amade to get thor
oughly established. By to-day each
department. expects TO make a display of
it's emblems. There have been q few
changes in the department headquarters.
some being transferred from the State
house rooms to the various hotels. Maine
and Vermont were both assigned. to Room
l2l on the third floor. There were no dele
gates from the forme State AZ this room
yesterday afternoon. A few Vermont del
egstes collected. having lost the main dele
CATION. The tar Southern States are not
yet re presented. BY this morning it IS ex-
pected that all the State delegates who ex-
pect TO attend will have reported at the
various headquarters
The Department OF Tennessee. Frank Sea-
man commander. has its headquarters In
good shape In Room 122 of the S~tstehouse.
and are busily ngaRed In having all vet
Grams register as we'll as endesvoring To in
terest their comrades In the erection of q
monument TO tho memory of the
Union soldiers of Tennessee. The
movement was set on foot III
March of the present year. and excellent
head way has been made. so that it 10 al
most an assured fact that q suitable n
uuent will be- erected at no dis tent
day. Some startling figures are gwen
ont by the Tennessee Department head
quarters. ana they are vOuched for as abso-
lutely correct. DO you know said De.
partment Commander Seaman. that ont
of the Tennessee Union army eight men
III ffFE1 nuuQEtu were eltOeI kllltQ,
wounded OF died in hospital or prisons;
that the number of~men from Tennessee
who met death on the battlefield
Is greater than theA entire loss of life
In the Mexican warf There are in
the state of Tennessee seven ma
tional cemeteries wherein are buried
more than tifty-seven thousand Union sol
dlers. and 1t - but lifting that some proper
monument should be erected to their men,
DRY. William Rule. editor or the Knoxville
journal. the only daily Republican paper
routh of the Ohio river. Is the treasurer of
the fund. and tn him sl contributions can
lie forwarded. We shall have eeventy-ive
comrades in line on the parade and as q
Distinguishing mark each man will carry q
white umbrella. so you may look out for
my little contingent The Woman's Re-
lief Corps. Department of Tennessee. ia rep
reeented here by Mrs. Marion c. Ramage,
the department. presideLt; Mrs. Cynthia l..
Seaman. department. treasurer. and Mira.
Charlotte Trindle. delegate.
Far away Oregon Is represented by dele
gates nomas Prothero. Wyatt Harris aud
r. VI. Miller. Thomas Prothero Is acting
department commander. Comrade Pro-
there IS a business man of La Grande. Ore,
well known IN the departments ma an active
u. a. IL. worker. having served for thrse
years IN the ranks of the One-hundred-and.
lorty-second krsiment. Pennsylvania Vol
unteers. tho famous regiment that the
hero of Gettysburg. John Burns. fought
with. This regiment was engaged from
Fredericksburg TO Lees surrender. Ore
gons representatives are few. owi IN ? TO the
long distance. ont ar. loud in their praises
of the hospitality OF Indianapolis. Oregon
headGuarters are room ~. State Cap,rol.
where all visitors are invited. The beauti-
fnl silk tag OF the department carried in
the procession to-day. Is the gifs of the w.
IL =. ladies' OF oregon 10 the department..
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