The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23
(. 4. R. REUNION.
Many Notable Survivors of the
 War Will Be at Pittsburgh.
TIE CERNAN-AMERICAN LEAGUE.
,,rsas pollticians Anxious to Know Which Party wm Receive the Strength of tho Germans-National Irriga-
 ton Congress.

p,rrspyTGn, Pa, Aug. 20.-Practic- oily all of the great survivors of the ,,rion forces will attend the approach jrr ,wenty-eighth national encamp- mon, of the G. A. R. in this city, Sep ,,mbrr 10 to l5. Among them will be Cen Benjamin Harrison, Gov. McKin- low ten. Horace Porter, Gen. Daniel Bnttrrfcld, Gen. McM. McGregg, Gen. In,jus Fairchild, Gen. G. s, Merrill, Gcn. Daniel F.. Sickles, Gen. Louis Warprr. Past Commanders-in-C Chief Robert E. Beath, Paul Van Der Voort, .Iobn < Kountz, John Palmer, A. G. Wcis>crt. WheelocS G, Veasy, William Warner. Russell A. Alger and $. S. BurIett, with many others of national rcnown
 Among the features of encampmeut week will be the social events. These will include an outing on Wednes- day. september 12, at the mammoth Westinghouse buildings, East Pitts buryh. for which 5000 invitations will be issued. 1t will take ten or twelve special trains to carry the guests and two or three cars to transport the ra~ freshments. On the evening of Sep tcmber lG there will be reception by the womcn's organizations, for which 9UlJ invitations are out. The same evening there will be special display of fireworks from floats on the Monon- rahela river, such as has never before been seen in western Pennsylvania. On Friday afternoon, September IA, 5000 representatives and invited guests will be treated to river excursion for which three steamers have been char tered and as many bands. The great Carnegie armor plant will be visited by the entire party.
 KANSAS GERMAN-AMERICAN LEAGUE.
 TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 2O.-Politicians are looking forward to the meeting of the Gcrman-American league, of Kan Sas, at Salina September 4, with much interest, There are 2O,OOO German voters in this state and it is the inten- tiOn to throw their entire strength to the party that best represents their views in state issues. The league has a complete organization in sixty-siX of the lOj counties in the state. While its officers all decline to state what the league will do in the pending cam paign, it is well known that they are opposed to the republican party be- cause it has championed prohibition. They cannot support the populist tick ct because the platform of that party declares for female suffrage. The platform adopted by the state league at its meeting in Topeka last June most clearly expresses the sentiments of the Germans of Kansas.
 THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS-.
 TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 20.-The na- tional irrigation congress will convene in Denver, September 8. Kansas will take an active part in the efforts to further the irrigation movement and will be ably represented at the con- gress by the following prominent gen tlenen, who have been named as delegates by Gov. Lewelling: J. $. Emery, of Lawrence; D. M. Frost, of Garden City; E. R. Moses, of Great Bend; John F.. Frost, of Topeka; w. B. Sutton, of Russell; Robert Hay, of Junc- ton City; E. E. Cowgirl, of Topeka; c. II. Failyer, of Manhattan; F. D. Smith, of Kinsley; T. E. Dewey, of Abilene; Mayor Gluck and Mir. Milton, of Dodge City, and Fully Scott, of Oberlin.