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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31
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On aIlsauurl Pacific RoNd-ThroO Kille
and Number Seriously InjurSd.


On Ailnunri Pacific RoRd-ThroO Killed
and Number Seriously Injured.
ST.. Lours, Oct. SO-A terrible head.
on collision occurred late last night be.
tweOn'two suburban trains on tho Mis-.
souri, Pacific railroad Just outside tho
city in which three persons were killed
outright and several more are seriously
injured, Both trains we're running at
top.spuOd and the contact WAS there.
ioro very severe and the damage to en-.
gincs nnd cara very serious. Tho Killed
and injured arc Rs iollOws:
Killod-John Harper, engineer Of
woat.bouud train; Charles II. Cntton,
engineer OF uast.bound train; George
True, fireman Of uast.hound train, both
legS broken, ssyoral ribs broken, intor.
nal injuries His face was unrecogniz'
able.
man wostbound train, skull fractured,
legs mashed, internal injuries aud yRri'
ous cnntusons OF the body.
Seriously injurOd--Mra j. Janopoulo,
ankle spraincd and severe twist oil hip;
j. Jauopoulo, logo badly laceralod; Hcr.
bart Taylor, loft collar bono broken and
loft oar torn nearly oli john Baylo,s,
brakeman nn oastbouul train, collar
bono broken; William A. Williams,
conductor eaitbound train, right arm
fractured in two places and loft collar
bono broken.
slightly injurOl-H. L, Ewing. both
wrisIs aprainod; Airu o. Hull, governl
bruises aud bAdly shaken up; David
Ormshy, hand mmhod William Leo,
arm dislorNtod; his father received sev-
cral cuts aud bruiseaiJ j. ]. Bailey foot
mashed; william Campbell, bruised
about tho face.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31
srllINarlllIp,s nc nnAzr.
Tho Lngoudn Hotel Enurciy Consumed
Many Tonauts Nro Losers.

Tho Lngoudn Hotel Entirely Consumed.
Many Tonnuts Nro Losers
sraiSdFtELp. o., Oct 3o.-sprlngdold
was visited by one OF tho most diSas.
troua flros in ita history last night.
Tho Lngondu hotel building was on.
liroly consumed as tho result Tho
building occupied hall Of ono Of tho
principal buaincsa blocks Of tho city,
The hotel fronting on High and LlmO.
slonO alrools,
lilo blaso originated In tho kiichOn OF
tho hnlul about ~ o'clock aud burnod
about four hours. II aprnud rapidly In
npilo Of tho ilrO departments efforts,
and tho Dayton, Ollo, ilro department.
was called ON ior assistance. In short
llmn tho fro had spread TO nvOrv part oi
tho hall, and II was with GtOai difficulty
TINT prOatH wofn aroused. ThcrU woro
numerous thrilling CRCupoB,
Tho building was livo.blory brick
mud tho finest hoatolry In tho city II
was ownOd by John W. BoUkwallor, Of
Now York. Tho loss on tho building
nnd contents Ii 0StlmntOd Al 100000,
partially ihanrCl.
ON tho alrOul fronts wOrC STORE rooms
which contained somo nl tho principal
Storea In tho clly Tho Woalorn Union
aud Postal Telegraph Company'h oill'
COS wetn located llloro aud woru lolNlly
burned, Tho loua 10 bath companies
will run up Into tho thousands
OlhOr lOiDn ntOl Slcglilalcr ntut
store, loss slO0O0I MntCcori JOwClry
Blhtc, lO,OOj, II, 4, Harris Cigar store,
$4,000 London Clothing Btotc, sl6,0OOl
iloIsuh'a Furnishing store, S2,60Ol Craig
Millinery store, $4,000,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31
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sAN FnAScmco. OCT. 3O.--Dhiflct
Attorney Datnot to-day began ls clos.
Ing argument ON behalf oi tho state In
tho Iiial Of Theodore Dnfrnnt. Tho
court room was crowded to lls greatest
capacity and closu attention was paid
TO tho speaker Judge Murphy will
Chhfpu tho jury tomorrow morning and
n yordIct IL expected by tomorrow
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31
THIN PIIIIUL STORY
Told by Mrs, Pielsel in the Holmes
Murder Trial.
SHE UNDERWENT an ORDEAL
Which Might Have Broken q
Strong Mans Nerve
THE WHOLE DISTRESSING STORY

Related Bstwsea Her Bitter sobs.
shattered In Health by HOr NumeF-
Gus Woes, Medicine Has to bead
mlnlstsred to Her on tho stand to
Enable Her to Finish Her Testi'
mony-Many Pathetic Scenes bur.
ing tho Time shc was in Court
Holmes Awful vIllainy--A Malio.
ious sneor Plays Around his Lips
purIpg Mrs. Picrzors Recital of Ills
Crimes
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ARMENIANS REVOLT.
The Situation in the zoitout Noun
tains Very Grave,
THE TURKISH ARMY RESERVES

Iro called out-Twsnty.sIx Thou
sand Armonlaps Revolt Against tho
Rule of tho suItan-Domand Made
at british Embassy aud American
Legation That ROlIOt Operations at
sassouu Shall coOsO-DuplIcIty Of
tho Porte,
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AununN, N. ", Oct 8p-ll. A. Me.
OauSAnd, travelling salesman for tho
Michigan nnd Ohin Plaster Company,
OlllOr throw liimSoli or icll from n lhirl
story window " tho O9borno house tlh
morning, Although conscious whom
found, ho dlod four houtA nlletwatd. II
wnt impossible 10 secure from him q
CONNECTED alaluhOnl,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31
WOMAN WHO WOULD
Singular Conduct Of a Wealthy
Woman of London.
A PROMINENT SOCIALIST

And Takes mp Her Abode in the
Working DistFIct-sho Decides to
Live With a Workman without
Going Through a Marriage oere.
mOpy-HOr Parents Have Her Com.
mlttsd to an Inssne Asylum-she is
Finally Released aud Returns to
Her LoVor-A Remarkabls Story,
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Frank Fred. formerly a well known
oolnrcd resident OF Wheeling, lately n
policeman IN Pittsburgh, died there AZ
m oarly hour yesterday morning. A
report wa, received hero that ho was
shot while making an arrest, but tho
Dispatch Of yesterday said no died Of
hnrnlraln
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31

Night bCioro last thieves cnlOtOd tho
,nloon Of William FOlto, on Ualdwolpa
run, Just beyond tho city line, aud stole
about $40 liz change, u bottle OF whiaky
and a lot Of cigars. There Is no clue 10
tho thieves,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31

vARSA, Oct. 9O.-Three cavalry Off.
Gers who havo been stationed at the
Vildiz Kiosk have been exiled to
Yemen, Arabia, on the charge Of ofplotIing
agains. the liic Of the sultan.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31

for IVES, Virginia. ialr, followed ly ihowor
In tho evening or nghti cNslrfly Wlhdsi slightly
VIZ Weston Nnnyiyanla, iAlr during day,
With WOtmrfi suuthcasleflS winiqi
lOr ohio, inlr IN uutlhrrii, shOweB IN SOUTH
cfn portion Caalutly wlndsi WaTmct IN hOtlhVTN
potion,
HlE trVrLnNunE YEurnnAr,
"a Furnished by,C scnSrfr druggist corner
MafkVt aud Fourteenth streets
I 7A nia,o,,,,,a,.,,.s. 2Nl 9 y, in,,e..,,,o.s"',,
GA m,t,,,,,.,,,,,,,st Yil n. ln.atuas,u .atn,t ~
iS n@@"''see,,,u@, II wsalhot-falt
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31

sonihamnton- steamer New York, from New
York liayel Sow York for lltcluvn
Sew YOtk- Steamer lAhn, Drcmeni UitcAsslal
ulaigOw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-31
oLEYE1ANn pHAws ouT.
Declares Himself in sympathy with tn
New York Democratic Ticket

Declares Himself In sympathy with the
New York Democratic TloksL
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. SO.-There was an
interesting feature Of the Democratic
mass meeting hero tonight that was
not down upon the bills. The feature
Of tho meeting was TO be tho presence
Of United States Senator David B, Hill
who was to make a lengthy address,
The meeting was presided over by Con.
grossman Charles Tracey, a personal
friend Of President Cleveland, and this
may have accounted for the incident.
At any rate while the secretary was
reading tho usual number OF regrets,
Senator Hill caused sensation by read
ing this ono:
Executive MANSION,
WAsuISdToN, d. o. Oct. 80. !
10 Gen, CharleI TTaecy. Albany, MY
l have your letter and beg you to
convey to my Albany trienda and ior'
NOR neighbors at tho Democratic Tatih,
cation meeting this evening, my cordial
congratulations on the wise and palrl'
o,ic declarations in their state platform
concerning the leading questions before
tho American people, and the assurance
oil nv earnest wish for the success ot
our excellent state ticket.
(signsd) GROVER CLEVELAND.
When tho vast audience Of Ovor 5000
people had recovered from tho surprise
that the telegram seemed to cauae there
Nkak RltF RNnt tho
building In twain, and this continued
for some minutes. Senator Hill smiled
and Joined in the applause with a
hearty good will, and this seemed TO en-
courage the audience to renew 1t again
and again.
Senator Hill was received with vocl.
ferrous applause when he arose to speak.
In great measure he repeated his
New York speech upon the issues oil
tue campaign.
The advocate., 1895-07-10

office, in defiance and contempt Of ex-
ecutive authority.
Fourth-VIoLATING HIS OATH OF
OFFICE.
AS a member of congress Hon. S. B.
Elkins took an oath to support the con-
stitution of the United States, which
declares that no person shall be de-
.prived of property without due process
of law; but the said Hon. S. b, Elkins
did deprive homestead and preemptiOn
settlers of their private and vested
rights by having their ranches arbi-
trarily and unlswfully surveyed into
his bogus tsx-titled Maxwell grant as
parts and parcels of the same.
Fifth-CONsPIRACY.
Hon. S. B. Elkins did conspire with
Hon. 7. B. Cstron, then United States
attorney for New Mexico, and Hon. J.
A. Williamson, then commissioner Of
the general land Office, to defrsud the
United States of million acres of law
fully surveyed public land.
HE LOVES DARKNESS.
l sat in the gallery of the house Of
representatives and heard Hon. John
G. Otis, of Kansas, read q resolution
approved by the private land claims
committee, calling for an investigation,
by a select committee, of unlawful
procedure and conspiracy of public Of
ficers in connection with the alleged
Maxwell grant; / heard read the names
of the conspirators- -Elkins, Cstron,
Williamson, ct al. l heard Mr.. Payne,
of New York, object to the immediate
consideration of the resolution; and
then l ceased to hear, but 1 felt; and
what l felt was that Elkins was dodg-
ing investigation; that, for some rea-
son, he loved darkness rather than
light. o. p. MCMAINs.
The advocate., 1895-07-10
A Bare Chance to Make Money.

am convinced that anyone thRt will hus-
tle can make from $40 TO 816 day selling
Climax Dish Washers. They give such
good satisfaction that every family wants
one. You Oan wash and dry Che dishes in
two minutes, without danger Of breaking
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past ak months I have cleared over $40 a
day without oAnvassing any; people either
come or send for Washers; and my trade is
increasing all the time. This business is
equally good in Country, town or city; and
any lady or man can make money any
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examination / and the Climax decidedly
the best Dish Washer made. The Climax
Manufacturing company, Columbus, o.,
will give you full instructions. Go 10 work
at once snd lot US hear how you succeed. Il
is certainly our duty TO inform each other
Of these golden opportunities.
A RWAnwR
The advocate., 1895-07-10
Save Your "AdvOcates.D

This can be done at q small coat BY
getting Humphreys Perfect Binder,
which can be had at this ofiics, 1t can
alao be had in sizea to suit other papers
or magazines You file each number Of
the paper as you receive II, keep reading
them all the time IL you wish, and 81 tae
end Of the year you have the whole vol
ume together.
ANY gubacribeF can have the binder,
carriage prepaid for 25 cents. With two
yearly subscriptions at 81 each the
binder goes free.
Always name the size Of the periodical
you wish the binder for.
The ADvOoATE,
Topeka, KsG.
The advocate., 1895-07-10
TwO Hundred MiIeg Underground.

The Louisville s. Nashville Railroad com
psny has just issued an interesting liAtlo
brochure Of Mammoth Cave, Handsomely
printed and illustrated. The text is by DIX.
R. Ellsworth Call, gentleman Of scien-
tito sttalnmsntso and the illustrations ore
reproductions Of photographs taken BY
lash-light. Ten cents in Sbampa or silver,
sent TO @. p. AtmOre, General Passenger
agent, Louisville, Louisville, KY, will se-
cure copy.
The advocate., 1895-07-10

We have received q copy Of Che catalogue
Of the Ottawa University and are plssssdto
call the attention Of our patrons 10 this in
stitutiOn. Four hundred students WoEe on
rolled last year. The faculty Rumber.At
teen. The university is we'll endowed and
most thorough work is done in the cla1s
room. Am item Of interest to the fRFners
ig, the expenses are very low. The courses
Of study leading 10 degrees Is very COM
plets. Parents who are contemplating
sending their boys aud girls 10 higher In
stitution Of learning viii do well 10 inyssti-
gate thia old and well-fOundsd university.
It's name is known 10 every home In Che
sARte,
The advocate., 1895-07-10

Our DOLLAR LIBRARY is a good thing
to put into the hands Of people who
have not been reading reform literature.
It goes free with three 81 subscribers to
the ADVOCATE.
The advocate., 1895-07-10

grant," Thus, by a cunning trick,
did the fsr.seeing Elkins, the coming
statesman, lay broad and deep the
foundation of his gigantic public land
steal.
CONGRESSNEN.
"What good" it may further be
asked, "was Elkins' tsx.title to mil
lion acres of lawfully surveyed public
land as an alleged Maxwell grantP"
No good, of course, unless Elkins
could, in spite Of Secretary Cox, have
the public surveys stopped and the
local land offices closed to filings and
entries by the homestead and pre-emp-
tion settlers, and the 2-million-scre
tract treated and surveyed as the al
legged Maxwell grant. This, Elkins
well knew, could only be accomplished
by his undue influence as delegate to
congress from New Mexico. 1t was
necessary, then, that he should be, and
hence he was, a member of the Forty
fourth congress.
Of course Elkins did not dream of
springing "his case" before that con-
gress. Far from it. He we'll knew
that the dark deed he wanted done
must necessarily be done by the COM
missioner of the general land office.
And Elkins further knew that a COM
missioner of the general land Office
could not, with impunity, commit
a crime unless backed by man of tre-
mendous undue influence politically
and financially. Such man was now
Hon. S. b. Elkins. And no trouble,
seemingly, had Congressman Elkins in
inducing j. A. Williamson, commits
sioner of the general land office, to ar
bitrarily, unlawfully and contemptu-
ously reverse the fnal-neS .jodicGtOr
decision of the secretary of the in
terror, and restore, by a so-called
"United States survey" 2 million
acres of lawfully surveyed public land
to the illegal status of Congressman
Elkins' tax-titled Maxwell land grant.
THOSE CRIMES.
The crimes committed by Congress
man Elkins in prosecuting to finish
his Maxwell grand scheme, are these:
First-GRAND LARCENY.
Elkins had lost no Maxwell grant;
he was not an aggrieved party because
Of the action of the government in
treating the alleged Maxwell grant as
public land; nor was ne then connected
with, or in the employ Of, the Maxwell
Grant company; he was cold. .blooded
outsider, and had no earthly object in
having 2 million acres of public land
surveyed as his unlawful tax-titled
Maxwell grant but the one simple OBJ
ject of stealing that public land.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
While it was, in itself, grave crime
on the part of Congressman Elkins to
convey and cslculatingly defy and
override the supreme executive author
ity of the United States vested in a
secretary of the interior, his act of in
subordination is greatly aggravated by
the fact that he clothed himself as a
congressman in the livery of Uncle
Sam in order that he might have the
necessary undue influence to make his
act of insubordinstion grand success.
Third -UNLAwFULLY PROSECUTING
The advocate., 1895-07-10
ELKINs DID IT.
He stole MllIiOn Acres Of Lawfully Sur
veyed. Public Land Under the Guise
Of Bogus Maxwell Grant Made


Hon. j. ID. Cox, secretary of the inte-
rior, of December 81, 1869, the alleged
Maxwell grant, million acres, was, in
1874, treated and surveyed as public
land because the grant claimants re-
fused to accept twenty-five square
leagues SO, 600 scres-ss the full legal
extent of their alleged grant.
''I OBJECT"
There was one man who said prac-
ticslly: "This action of the govern
ment shall not stand. The l2-milliOn-
acre-trsct of sO.called public land shall,
by my wits, be restored, in spite of a
secretary of the interior, to the status
of the Maxwell grant, or, private land
claim No. 15." The man who, not in
these words, but to this purpose and
intent, resolved to defy and override
the authority of the secretary of the
interior, and restore million acres of
lawfully surveyed public land to the
illegal status of his alleged Maxwell
grant, was Stephen B. Elkins, expires
ident of the Maxwell Land Grant and
Railway company.
"UNDUE INFLUENCE"
One who, with any show of success,
undertakes to defy and override the
executive authority, Of the United
States, must be, necessarily, man of
tremendous undue influence, and, in
New Mexico, Elkins, at the time he
undertook to "beat Secretary Cox"
was just such a man. He was the
head and front of the then notorious
Santa Fe ring,-s ring with branch
rings, so to speak, in every county in
New Mexico. While, then, the United
States was exercising its executive au-
thority in treating as public land 2
million acres that had been claimed as
the Maxwell estate, Elkins as the head
of the Santa Fe;ring, was also exercis-
ing his executive authority in having
the same land at the same time treated
as the Maxwell grant The county
clerk and assessor of COlfsx county,
New Mexico, had received, indirectly,
the order of his ringmaster. "GO
right on taxing that so-called public
land as the Maxwell grant, just as if
nothing had happened. The order
was obeyed and an interesting case
was now on, namely: S. B, Elkins,
the man of undue influence, VS.. the
executive authority of the United
States.
FORESIGHT.
"But why" it may be asked, "did
Elkins have the public land taxed as
the alleged Maxwell grant," Simply
because Elkins could see ahead. He
possessed that divine faculty, even
when limited, of seeing "the end from
the beginning,"-a faculty that good
man can use to good purpose. Ell
kins, however, put this faculty to a
bad use. He used it, in this case, to
foresee how he could steal million
acres of public land in spite of Secre-
tsry Cox. He foresaw, first, how to
get possession of that public land as a
Mexican private land claim. He would
have it taxed, as he did, for the years
of 1875, 1876 and 1877, as the alleged
Maxwell grant; and then he would
have itsold, as he did, for the taxes of
those three years; and the Maxwell
Grant cornDonv boiD0 os bo vuall lrno,u
The advocate., 1895-07-10
F 7 s CURED
lFfon U. S. JouTIsnI OF Wedieine.l !

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have heard Of cases Of by him.
Observation-Disclosures on this disease whichh8
sends with large bottle Of his absolute cure free 10
anysuferer who may send their p o. and Expressed
dress. We advise anyone wishing a cure to address,
Prof. W. II. PEEKE, +. D., 4 Cedar St, New YoFk
The advocate., 1895-07-10

Get up club for the ADvoCATE and
get copy free,
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When writing advertisers mention Advocate
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called public land, by virtue of tax
title certificate, is now my Maxwell
grant" Thus, by a cunning trick,
did the fsr-seeing Elkins, the coming
statesman, lay broad and deep the
foundation of his gigantic public land
steal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-14
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMa

Mrs. Emma Riggs and her I9-year-olN
daughter. Helena. Were burned to death in
Philadelphia. The younger woman's BAL
| Icon sleeves caught fire at gas stove.
Perhaps the new woman is responsible
for the falling off in marriages in Eng
land. For the first quarter of this year
only l0.6 persons in 100 married, which IS
the Lowest rate on record.
Rev. DR.. Samuel Wakefield, the veteran
Methodist minister, died at West Newton,
Pa. DIR. WaEcficld was said 70 be the old
est Mason and the Oldest preacher of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and likely
! the oldest Of any denomination in the
world.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, who
was reported dangerously ill at an Idaho
health resort, is much better and entirely
out of danger.
Four masked men compelled section
hands to tear up part of the track of the
Southern Kansas railroad ut Curtis, O. T.,
and when the wcst-bound passenger train
| was brought to a stop the bandits riflcd
the express ear safe and escaped. All this
was in broad daylight.
The wages of 5000 employees in the
union iron mills OF the country for Sep.
tember and October have been raised per
cent Dy REPRESENTATIVES ol the Ncrchapts
bar Iron association ana the Ania!ga-
mated Association Iron and Steel Workers.
MISS Jennie steel, aged lo, committed
suicide by shooting herself in the head
Win u fcNoiVer az MontiZuina, Ia.
A little Girl was run over and killed by
"a trolley-car in Toledo and n furious
crowd made an attempt to lynch Motor
man Lcckl!der.
William -Busby, q negro of Los An
gcles, Cal. who sass bottle Of poisoned
wine to james Gardner and thereby
caused the dca,hs Of w T Tb6,ncsop and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-14
POLITICAL MILLENNIUM AT HAND.
Chaunsey 4. Black Addresses n Republican
state Club Convention.

YORK, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE convention of
the state League of Republican clubs as
sembled at the Opera House here. Dur
ing the proceedings Chaunccy F. Black,
of York, president of the Democratic State
Club league, entered the hall and was
recognized by President Warren, who di-
rectcd Congressman Robinson to escort
him to the platform. President Black was
greeted with applause.
After the list of committees had been
completed there were loud cries for Black
The ex-licutenant governor responded
with Il brief address in whiah he spoke of
the good effect of the clubs aid said the
visitors were welcome to York. He paid
high tribute to OK President Harrison as
true American ard made references to
President Cleveland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-14
CLOSING WORK OF THE MEETING.
Fcninfn. End OF the Encampment "Held
Up" by Litigation.

Feminine End OF the Encampnent "Hcld
Up" by Litigation.
The council of administration was
named, the following being among the
members: Illinois, Il. w. Scott; Indiana,
W. II. Armstrong; Iowa, a. w. Swami;
Michigan, q. II. Hopkins; Wisconsin, II.
l.. Thomas. y resolution was adopted
appointing u committee of five to arrange
for the erection of n monument Vt Wash.
iaEtOn To commemorate the loyal women
who served as nurses or in other ways aid
ed the soldiers Of the Union during the re-
bcllion. y resolution was adopted em-
pOwcring the commander in chief and
council of administration To change the
place of holding the next cncampment
should the railroads or hotels not make
satisfactory arrangements \ rule was
made permitting posts TO consolidate as
the membership grew less
\ resolution was adopted rccummcnda-
tion that congress pass II law euualiziny
the pensions of war widows so that all re-
ccivc at least Sl2 month. Some of them
nre now receiving from s. TO sl0 n month.
The committee on resolutions reported ad.
VcrScly on che resolution asking congress
To- fix penalty on the law reuarding the
favoring of veterans applying for govern.
mental positions. The senior vice com.
mander, surgeon general and junior vice
commander were then installed. after
which the chaplain and commander in.
chief were in turn installed. The encamp.
ment then adjourned 10 meet in st. Panl
next year. Commander-in-C Chief Walker
said that he would not announce his stafI
until next week.
Before adjournment the encaInpmen;
did not fail TO pass resolutions of sym.
pathy and copdolence for those bereayed