The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-09-20

Tho national convention Of naval
veterans have chosen the following
officers: viii G. Atkins, Cincinnati,
commodore: George c. Ireland. Brook
Ign, captain; G. ~ Shay, Zancsvillc
O., commander: Joseph J. Gilman, Bos-
ton, lieutenant commander.
PITTsEUHG, Sept. !3.-Thc delegates
90 the national cucamplnent beat the
record yesterday. They started out to
transact q maximum of business in
minimum Of time and they well sac
ceeded Just Us sooY Is the weicom-
ing exercises had been disposed OF and
before the doors were closed upon the
non-veterans. Henry Wat:crscn was in
troduced 10 present the plea Of Louis
vile for the next encanpmert The
silver: ongued orator WAS III his best
mood. Before his pcroration had been
reached the sncces. OF the leading c1y
of the Blue Grass state vas assured and
the orator retired amid such an ovation
as a national enc&aIpmcnt has rarely
bestowed even upon one or us 1ayorlte
sons.
Close attention was paid by the dele
gates to the report o. the commander
;n-chief and the frequent references
that it contained 20 lie attitude OF the
congress and Of TIE people of the south
toward Union soldiers and Patrlotlc
movements originating in the north
we're heartily applaudea.
The salni-sensational report or the
committee on Legislation was submit.
ted hy distribution in printed form and
consequently failed 10 evoke any dem
onstration. When the report OF the
committee on pensions was reached
however, cheers punctuated every par
~ oraph. 1t was il part as follows:
I'VE feel compelled to say that there
,sevidently on the part Of both the al
ninistrative and Legislative depart
mcnts q feeling of hostility to our
worthy and suffering comrades the
voras of the nation, who bore the hcat
and burden OF the battle, feeling
,wb;ch certainly should not exist IN
oonrtrv saved by their devotion
while the Grand Army or the ~ 10,
nublic is pledged TO purity IN puoi.9
:,4rairs and Will, therefore, sympathl@
md cooperate with any and ell proper
aforts At economy to the end that an
r,,h,;c business may be reduced TO inc
Inininuln, we view with eN.reule ~. w.
orots that false economy "..ich sn"ss e'
ga narcs to the quick at the expense
- .. I,p,or Justice apd patriotism
% .. w. are confident that the loyal sen
we az IS : the count,y will condemn
policy that attempts to rec aa1os 1argely
public treasury at the eSDens1 d i.'
IF the slender purses OF our oiS'''''
boroes, widows and orphans ,s
' The adoption Of the , report ro was
llie 1 and seconded by a dozen voices '
from fro, the body Of the house ana a of hnsi.
Nth 9th = shout. Again the order .;a % of f the
m,s recrrred to the loca'io" . =, ' Of
nes.t t oncarnpment and the invi'a'.a t a. a.
e. Paul was presented in e.oqae Chief lie
81. az NV ex-Commander- ln-0ntot
dresses pa ~ ard Col. j. n Davidson. b 81
u eyerwheln,ing majority OF ,a ,llg Of the
-. we're still under the slt tha dues
tar.sred goddess and when t ta'0 ~ ia
s star yss put the viva voce vote ming
xor OF hon ,lnosition. instead OF deman q
tnas : :a Of the roll bowed ae thn eld
trs PEACEFULLY retired from rno for
AZ Iinon the call OF eparalauinschief,
ppoa POI lions for commande,i! ILL and
nom nam n walker Of indiana we're a
pholaas 9. l.awls 4i. 81 Speeches .laa The
named W was made special or,'a s'ae s
s snon Thursday and the e'''@
adjourned -, ao,ogates and visitors
,,o rts i. in the opening Son Of the
par 49al5tb annual conven 1..h;nh were
sno [a Relief Corps, ' mnrr TIE
Moln $, the First Baptist chnr .,,.r. Mrs.
l nen = Of the natena! seers'.. \.
report % e phillips Of syra e,';, to b
Slowed sapsn The total ,asla 1'.r 4.
lsD,osl 1,,,,D Of corps s.6sS IT,, a vas,
rspor REPORTED aa for relief durinS '0' IL