The National tribune., 1894-08-30

veterans hau arranged Tor campfire IN TIT
Wylie Avenue African Methodist Episcopa
Church on the evening of Sept. b. The Sons
of Veterans reported having definitely located
their Camp on Mt. Washington, near the Castle
Shannon incline. The Naval Veterans re
ported that the local association of Naval Vet
Grams would act as the personal escort of Rear
Admiral Osbon. The Union ex-Prisoners o.
War reported that the 14th and 18th Regiments
and Battery B would act as the escort of the
ex-Prisoners in their parade. Both the Nava
| Veterans and the ex- Prisoner will change theil
route of parade to embrace Liberty and
Penn avenues, Tenth and Sixth streets.
Ex-PRIsoNERs OF WAR.
J. L. Kilgore, National Secretary of the
| Association, was in Pittsburg last week making
| arrangements for the meeting.
| At the meeting of the Allegheny County
| Association on the Odd many matters of in.
terest were discussed. letter was received
from Adjt-Gen. W. w. Greenland saying that
he would do all he could to assist the Associa-
tion to secure the 14th and 18th Regiments oi
! the National Guard as an escort. Letters were
also received from Col Norman NJ. Smith, of the
| 18th, and Lieut.-Col. w. J. Glenn, of the 14th,
saying that the matter would be submitted at
| the next meeting of the officers of their respect
| i've regiments. Gen. John Hancock, Marshal
| of the parade, appointed James Atwell as Adju-
tant-General, and W. f. McKelvey as Chief of
i Staff He also submitted the following route,
| which was accepted Forming on Water street,
along Smithfield street, to Sixth avenue, to
Wood, to Fifth avenue, to Market, to Liberty
| avenue to Ninth, to Penn Avenue, to Sixth, to
| Federal, Allegheny, to North avenue, to Cedar
avenue, where the column will pass in review
| and be dismissed.
The hour Of meeting of the Convention has
! been changed from 10 a. m. TO a. m.
THE RAILROAD RATES.
/ Hiair p;nlav e ba Citi1apc, Evacutiva
Board, has addressed the following letter to the
| General Passenger Agent of the various rail-
| roads:
"Our mail is daily bringing in complaints
| from the old soldiers from all sections of the
country that if the present railroad rates to
| Pittsburg and the Encampment prevail large
| numbers will have to stay at home The hard
times, strikes and labor troubles have made
money scarce with the mechanic and the long
| continued drought makes the outlook bad for
! the farmer.
"Our citizens have contributed literally to
| the fund for taking care of our visitors and we
| very much fear that unless you come now to our
rescue the turnout will be very slim as COM
| pared with Eucampmeuts of former years.
we have the consent of one Pittsburg line
| to a rate of one cent per mile up 10 point when
the one-fare rate will be 81. We now urgently
ask that your consent to make the rate one
cent per mile as suggested above be given,
and as the time is short will you kindly an
swer by telegraph to the Headq quarters immedi-
ately on receipt of this letter"
WORK FOR CHAPLAINs.
To Judge ]. T. Slagle belongs the credit of
suggesting that the Chaplains be made useful
during their visit to Pittshurg. He would
have each minister write one more of tho
visiting brethren to preach in bis church on
Sunday, and thus omen the Encampment.
There is still time to carry out the suggestion
of Judge Slagle, and if some of the larger
churches open their pulpits all will follow.
Among the famous preachers who will attend
are Chaplain c. c. McCabe; ex-National Chap
lain d. r. Lowell, of Kansas; National Chap
lain A. V. Kendrick, of Iowa; Department
Chaplain John W. Sayres of Philadelphia; ex-
Department Chaplain ID. c. Easton, of YER
mont and many Others Most OF them will be
in Pittsburg on Sunday.
THE PARADE.
Mai Joseph F Denniston, Assistant Adiutant-
General of the G. A. r., who is the local Marshal
of the great parade of Sept. IL, has received
from National Headquarters the revised esti-
mates of the Department Commanders of the
turnout they anticipate for the procession, and
he will be able to proceed with the
schedule of formations by Departments The
task of arranging those in order that the move
ment OF the line may not be interrupted is by
no means an easy in any city in the coun-
try, save Washington.
That the Second Brigade will not attend the
Encampment has been definitely decided
Many of the guardsmen were called out to sup
press riots in the mining regions. and Brig
Gen. Wiley does not believe il would be best to
take them to Pittsburg. The men were taken
away from their business, and their employers
put TO many incon venIences to allow cOmpli-
ance with the orders. While he believed that
the old soldiers should receive all the honors
that could be given them. he could not find a
practicable means to parade his brigade during
the GAR week of September The question
of transportation for the movement of the bri-
gade was only secondary consideration. The
quarteriDg of the troops matter that he
could not overlook. Many thousands of old
soldiers would be in Pittsburg and all the
quarters that could be procured were already
placed at their disposal. To muster 5000
gUardsmen in this city during GAR week
and quarter and care for them was task he
could not ask his staff at this late date to
arrange.
WANT THE FLAG.
The survivors Of the original Washington
Infantry threaten to go to law about war
flag which they wish 10 carry during the
parade. The flag was presented to the company
by the women Of the Sixth Ward before the
men started TO the front. They carried the
flag during the term Of enlistment bringing it
oack nome with them. Some years ago the
members of the l02d regiment, in which many
of the members OF the original company re-en-
listed, formed an association. They secured the
old battle-fiae and still have it, The survivors
of the Washington Infantry also have an or
ganization styled the Washington Infantry
Veteran Corps They claim to be the rightiul
owners of the Gag. The other association has
refused TO give it up and the corps threatens
70 go into court and compel them to do so.
NOTES.
1t is understood that the city will not issue
permits to erect stands until recon mended by
the Executive Council. Action was taken in
this matter last week, and il was decided to
make 10 recommendations unless 20 per cent
OF the gross earnings Of the stands was given
into the Encampment fund.
1t is reported that the administration will
try to have the National Encampment indorse
its pension policy.
Post 8. Honolulu, has sent delegate to
Pittsburg to make arrangements for the COM
fort of the comrades who will come to the Ma
tiOnal Encampment from that Republic He
is James ID. Arnold, of George w. belong
Post, who has not been in this country for Is
years. Sixteen comrades will be there in Sep.
tepber TO carry the flag of the Hawaiian Re-
| public beside the United States flag and Mr.
Arnold has been commissioned to get gilded
stats and. If possible, eagle, for the Posts
representatives. The flag of the Hawaiian Re-
public will be brought from Honolulu by Com
mander Samuel NcKeag, and will be the first
appearance in this country of the colors of the
youngest Republic.
Search lights will be located at Harron rI;iI