The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-16
Veterans Gathering at Tacoma
for Today's Convention.
STRIKE NEARLY OVER.
Cannerymen Offer Compromise
Which Fishermen Will Accept.
The Treasurer Of Tacoma EnJofned
From Paying saiaries-A Boz Killed
Near Gnehaiis-The Mil OF the
Northwest Lumber Co., At Ho-
quism, Destroyed by Fire.

Tacoma, June Speclzi---0rzy ~ ais
kered. battle Scared veterans or the Fe-
os!. jon. wearing the familiar button OF
tao Organization aEd the braid trimmed q
military siouea are seen every where To-
night The Business houses ot the e4iy
are displaying quantities OF bunting and
Z the stars ana stripes are nEtng from eV-
cry flagstaff. Prominent officers OF the
.. a X aepSrlBaeot Of Washington and
Alaska ars guaFtere4 al the hotels ard
ths adE4Ees guard u the women's ofsan-
fz4ztloa, the Relief Corps. has arrived
Il IS the beginning Of The annual encarRp-
Enent of tha Grand Army OF the Repuolie
The eacamyEaent begins its sessions to-
morrow al 10 O'Clock The veterans viii
meet IL the Ninth street theater. Dur
ing the sessions OF the g. A IL. the NO
mems Relief Corps viii hold its annual
convention and the sons OF Veterans It's
annual saeampmeut.
Judge Norman Buck Of Spokane. de-
p2rtmenE commander. Sith the officers OF
has ztafg. Assistant QuaTtefnasteT Gen
eraI W. n. WSzcornbe and Assistant AdJa-
kant General j. -. Comstock- arrived ia
tie city today and are al the Tacoma. Mr.
Comslock is accompanied ~ his wife.
Who represents Reno ". r. -, OF Spo-
kane. The assistant adfutant and the as
sistanG ausrtsrraasfer general have been
bIssily engaged all day today preparing
fer the delegates who will arrive in the
city tomorrow. Five thousand people sre
expected to attend the encanpnasnt, and
Of course II is a gigantic task 10 see that
al are properly cared for. This task de-
wolves On the commanders staff officers
The general executive committee, com
posed af members OF the local posts. had
done much toward making things com
Portable for the delegates TO the encamp-
ment. Mai o. b Hayden is chairman OF
ssF
miitee. as well as the members generally
Of the various organizations. have entered
heartily into the work of preparing for
the reception and entertainment OF the
visitors The Grand Army Journal has
been issued. containing full information
concerning the ehcampment and each
days events. Five thousand copies OF
the Journal have been printed and distri-
buted throughout the city and state.
Commander Buck has established his
headquarters In roam - Of the Tacoma
hotel. The Bostwfck hotel has been cho-
sen as the headquarters Of the Wom.n's >
Relief Corps. Mrs. Lizzie A. Carnes, OF
Nalla Walla. department president OF the
corps. is on the ground and personally
looking after the convenience OF the dele
gates 20 the ". r. c. convention.
The advance piekets of the Sens OF Vet
erans arrived IN the city this sfternooA.
More viii arrive on the late trains tonight
Sheridan camp. OK Olympia. Was first on
the ground The veterans sons viii make
their headquarters with Sprague Camp
No. 10. at ns7 Railroad street. where the
sessions OF the Organization win be held
The Relief Corps convention will be held
ia Masonic hall. ar the corner OF Ninth
and c streets. All three Of the orgsniza-
tons will get down to business BY 70
o'clock tomorrow.
Besides tia veterans already named j.
If McGolaFick and u. W. IaARock. of
Vancouver. Judge I. j. I.ichfenOerg, OF Sc
attic and Junior Vice Commander L. II.
Coon. OF Snohemish. are registered az the
Tacoma Commander Buck sat In the
lobby of the hotel part Of the afternoon
surrounded by a group or comrades. who
passed the time pleasantly in war anec-
d0tss and encampmeut conversation.
Two attractive events on the encamp-
raenf programme are the excursion Thurs
day 20 the Soldiers Home as Ortlng and
the ball IN the evening given BY the sons
of Veterans and the Womss Relief
Corps
There is already considerable talk reia-
tive 60 the election of a department COM
m8utfer 20 succeed Commander Buck. =.
7. Patterson. of Tacoma. Is tn the race.
and the local veterans are distributing
cards bearing hls name. Ex-Cornmandant
street. u the soldiers Home. is also a
candidate for the honor.
n az neariy ~ delegates 20 the G. A r..
encawpusert and Relief Corps convention
have arrived tonight. This Includes nearly
10 delegates 10 division encampneu9 Of
sons % Veterans. TIE eouncii of asIraga-
lsfration uet tonight 10 audit the accounts
- the assistant a3Jniant and asslsfa ~
qsartermAstsr general % the command g.
eFss star. The DELEGATES register al heal
quarters afs4 ~ the information bureau on
Pacinc avenue as fast as they arrive
Some changes have been made IA the pro-
graHme- The grams parade sllf saks place
on Wednesday a; O'Clock instead OF az
aoon.