The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-13
DEATHS ROLL CALL.
Comrades of the Grand Army
Rapidly Mustered Out.
LARGE LOSS OF MEMBERSHIP,
Col. walker likely 60 Be Commander
fn-chief-Eeeeption TO Gen. sickeis
The weman's Relief Corps

PrrTssuRs, Sept i2-whils 90, 900 per-
sons have left the city since yesterday,
there are still 100 strangers in town.
The national eneampment OF the G. A. X.
opened this morning in the new Grand
opera house. The delegates were vel
coined on behalf OF The citizens executive
board, and Gov. Patfisoa welcomed them
on behalf Of the state, and Mayor Nc
Kenna, OF Piitsburg. and Mayor Kennedy,
Of Allegheny. on behalf of the cities.
The annual reports Of Ihe national OFF,
GERS we're read. Commander-in-ChiefA d-
ans reported total membership OF S69.-
os4 against 3g7, 223 year ago. Each sue
ceeding year. he said. will show decrease.
Interest In the order, however. has grown
stronger. When the last comrads il mus
tered out the G. A. r. should cease 20 ex-
ist. but the Sons Of Veterans would carry
on It's work. The pension department OF
the order had investigated all cases Of
alleged pension frauds. Very few frauds
were discovered, and they were the work
Of dishonest agents. Adams complained
THAI the pension Office, in violation Of the
intended hberality OF the act of June q.
1880, rejected every claim about which
there was the slightest doubt.
The committee on legislation reported
that 'the greatest indifference seems to be
shown on the part Of our national law
makers toward veterans" and urged
@. A. X. members TO use influence with
their senators and representatives TO give
preference in every public employment TO
the survivors Of the war.
Henry Watsrson was introduced to the
delegates, and. in presenting the claims OF
Louisville for the next encampment, be
said:
81 have come with o message from your
countrymen who dwell on what was once
the other side of the line, but whose hearts
beat IN ready response TO your hearts, and
who bid me tell you that they want 10 see
you. Candor compels me 70 say that
there was time when they did not want
10 see you There was o time when, with
out any invitation whatever, either
written or verbal, without so much as
an intimstion of hospitality. you In
sisted upon giving us the honor
OF your company. aud, as IL turned out,
you. IL would be pity, now that We are
prepared, now that the lid is off the pot
and that the latch-string hangs outside
the door, II you should refuse as the hap
piness of entertaining You, not with
bloody hands to hospitable graves. but as
friends and brothers. feliow-citizens who
learned to value one another amid scenes
that left no time for equivocation, and
transactions applying to human virtues
the very highest test"
L-~isville was unanimously selected.
Mrs. Gen. Custer has sent to the ma
tional encampment, for use during the
present session. the table upon which Gen.
Lee signed the articles OF capitulation.
he fah th -
Gen. Sheridan, but he gave IL to Gen.
Custer.
Maj. A. p. Burchneld, on behalf Of the
citizens, today presented the commander
in-chief with gavel made of wood from
Fort Sumter, Appomsttox, Gettysburg
and Libby prison and bound with metal
from historic cannon. Capt. Adams staff
last night presented him and his wife with
diamond souvenirs. Mrs. Adams was
honored by being elected an honorary
member Of the staff. She is the second
woman to receive such compliment. the
wife of Gen. Alger being the first.
The last parade of the encampment CO.
CURED this afternoon, when the Union ex-
prisoners of war turned out, 10, 900 strong,
every state in the Union having one or
more representatives in the ranks. John
II. HANCOCK Was mAFs13t.
The political situation of the G.. A. r. Is
very much mixed. The friends of each
Of the candidates for commander-in-
chief claim TO have enough votes
pledged 10 elect their man, aud have
regularly organized campaign committees
which are hard at work. No point is left
uncovered. As there are but two
candidates, the canvass is the more
vigorous. This evening the Walker men
revised their returns. and claimed that they
had q majority of 12s. They say they
have Maine, Montana. Indiana, Pennsyl-
vania. New Jersey, Massachusetts, Della
ware. Ohio all but three; half OF
| Michigan and all OF Nebraska. Ken
lucky. Washington, Alasks, Cali
foEnia, department of the Potomac.
| Mississippi. Louisiana, Texas and the
majority of Wisconsin. IL their claims
are true Walkers election is certain.
but the LAWYER people claim to be
able to beat him out of Wiscon-
SIN. which voted Is to II in favor
/ of Lawler, but its unit vote may
be forced and given to him. LAWYER claims
| the majority OF Michigan. ali of Connect.
cut, Vermont Rhode Island. District OF
/ Columbia. little less than half of Ohio. ALI
OF Kansas, Florida and probably half OF
California Ia the Pennsylvania caucus
Walker got ~ to Al for LAWYER. The Law.
lerites think they can force the unit rule.
On account of these con tiieting claims. the
FINAL vote will De required to settle the
matter. The election takes place
tomorrow. BY custom, the state in
which the encampment is held is
/ given the national senior vice commander.
in-ehief A. T. Burchheld, OF Allegheny
/ City, will have no opposition FOR the
position The ladies' campaign is going
on with undated energy, but no figures