Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-12
The WAR VETERANS.
Annual RpOrt Of The National
Officers Read.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Decrease 10 neutrality-suspicious.
Against the Pension Onlee
aud Legislators.

PITIsnuRG, Sept. l2,-while 200. 900
persons have left the city, slnoe
yesterday, there are still 2OO,OOO
strangers In town.
The national encampment Of the @.
A. X. opened this morning In the new
grand opera house. The delegates
we're welcomed on behalf oi the citi.
zens' executive board by Chairman
Daniel &. Ripley and w. g. Quincy.
Governor Pattison welcomed them
on behalf Of the state; Mayor Nc.
Kenna, u Pittsburg, anu Mayor Ken
nudy, Of Allegheny, on behalf OF the
cities.
The election Of oommander.in.ohief
will not be- held until tomorrow. Since
the withdrawal Of Judge Charles ID.
Long, Of Michigan the opinion IL
rapidly growing that Col. l. N. Walk
of, VI Indiana, will secure the coveted
honor.
ThewomRn's Relief corps Of ladies Of
the q. A. r., and Daughters OF Vet.
Grams are also holding cDnvcn.
tons. The stan OF Captain Jack
Adams, relieving commandet.in-
chief, presented him anu wife last
night with diamond souvenirs. Mrs.
Adams was honOred by being elected
honorary member OF the staff. She IL
the second woman 10 receive such
compliment, the wife Of General Alger
being the flfst.
Tue annual reports Of the national
oiliceis were read. COMMANDMENT.
Chief Adams reported n total
menbership Of 8J9,UsI against
3DI,223 "A year ago. Each sue
ceeIing year, ho tAd, will show
a decrease. Tue iutcTes. IN the order,
however, has grown stronger. when
the last comfaIu IL mustered out tho
q. A. II. should cease 10 exist, but the
sons OF veterans would carry ON its
work. The pension department Of the
order had Investigated all cases Of al.
legged pension irauJs. Very few frauds
were discovered anu they were the
work OF dishonest agents.
Adams complained that the pension
Cillcu, In violation tue Intended ITO.
crafty Of the act Of June -, 1850, To.
Ioctcd every claim about which there
was the slightest doubt.
The committee on legislation report. |
Of that the greatest indifference seems
TO DO shown on the part VI our ns tionaI
law makers" toward the veterans aud
urged the q. A. II. members 20 use
their influence with their senators anu |
representatives. 10 give preference ia |
every public employment to SURVIVOR |
OF the war.
Major A. II. Bifohflelj, on behalf OF
the citizens, presented the commander.
iu-ohiuf with n gayel made OF wood |
from Fort Humpter, AppomattOH, Get
tysbufg aud Libby prison, anu bound |
with metal from historic cannon.
a reception was given to General
Daniel Il. Sicklrs " members OF his
old cOTps, the third.
General Charins II, 7. Collins, OF /
New York, In n brief speech, said II |
was the duty OF the old soldiers and |
sailors 10 conserve the safety OF the |
nation, aud they should train their
sons 10 carry on the work. Then he
referred 10 the alleged amor plate
tfauus and insisted that the invesllga-
ton should not DO allowed 10 drop, anu |
n the authorities failed 10 act the vet.
Grams should take such action At the
next election As would rsmOvo the
officials and put more zeal.
Gus and patriotic men In their places.
General Collins presented the mat.
ter In tue form Of resolution. IL was
declared out Of order, The last parade
oi the euoAmpment occurred this after.
noon, when the Union eK.prlsoneIs OF
war turned out 10000 strong, every
state In the Union having Ono repre-
or more In the ranks. John
II. Hancock was the marshal.