The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-24
Next Years Encampment to be Held at
Nevada City.
The Supreme Court Affirms the De-
cision of the Lower Court of Ala
media County, Which Pronounced
the Death Penalty Against Ben
iamin l.. Hill for the Murder of His
Wife.

SALINAS, April 23.-The Sacramen-
to delegates worked like Trojans to-day
to elect their candidate for Department
Commander of the Grand Army OF the
Republic, Frank Miller, and If it was
not for the popularity of General n. +.
Chapman and his prominence in Grand
Army circles would have succeeded. 1t
was simply unfortunate for the Sacra-
mentans that Chapman was candl-
date at this time, as the latter's friends
would nearly all have been for Miller
otherwise The Sacramento contln-
gent. although few in numbers, made
a gallant and aggressive fight for their
man, but did it in a manner which lett
no bitterness, and the leaders in @. A.
r. circles came to them after the result
was announced and stated that Miller
can have anything he wants at next
years encampment, which will be held
at Nevada City.
The officers elected We're: General
n. P. Chapman, Department Comman-
der; Vice-Commander, E. Eaton; jun
ior Vice Commander, John D. JOY;
Medical Director, DR.. H. H. Hogan of
Reno; Chaplain, Rev. ]. H. Cruzan of
Santa Cruz; Council of Administration,
J. c. Wilson, ]. A. Walling, j. c.
Bowles, S. NJ Hunt, Jesse Fuller; dele
gates to Buffalo next Augusta. A
Woodruff (at large; c. Edelman, A. H.
johnson, j. H. Garrett, J. D. Burbeck
and ]. D. Boynton.
Resolutions asking that veterans be
exempted from the provisions of the
civil service rules, and sympathizing
with the Cuban belligerents, were
adopted.
The new officers We're duly installed
and the Department Commander an
nounced the following appointments:
r. c. Mastellar, as Acknowledgement,
and E. Weigand as Quartermaster-Ge Gen
eraI. His other appointments will be
made later.
The encampment then adjourned sine
die.
WONTAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected
the following officers: Department
President, Mrs. May E. Hartwell OF
Los Angeles; Vice-P President, Abbie B.
Sylvester, Riverside; Junior Vice-P Pres
ident, Edith L. Baker, Salinas; Treas
urer. Ida L. Jarvis, San Jose; Chaplain,
Jennie C. Briggs, San Jose; Executive
Board-Carrie A House, San Diego;
L-lilC W duel SJlL5 MI w ctins I~iiillle1
Smith, Auburn; Helen Miggs and Josie
Wilde, Los Angeles; National delegates
TAT large)-Cora Merritt and Louise
Smith, Oakland; Annie w. Lewis and
Carrie House, San Diego; Eliza Shep
hard, Oakland.
Adjourned.
SONS OF VETERANS.
The Sons of Veterans elected the fol-
lowing officers: Division Commander
&C. L. Pierce, Oakland; Vice Comman-
der, Glenn Walker, Los Gatos; Junior
Vice Commander, Oscar Judell Oak
land; Division CounciI-Rollin Fitch,
Los Gatos; II. L. LongfeIlow, Oakland;
C. D. Abbott, Santa Cruz; delegate
National Conventional. L. Johnson,
Oakland.
LADIES OF THE G.. A. r.
The Ladies of the G.. A. r. elected
officers as follows: Department Pres
ident, Pauline Willetts, San Francisco;
Vice-Presicent, Mrs. Todd, Oakland;
Junior Vice President, Mrs. Waggoner,
Sacramento; Treasurer, Mrs. T. Frank
Smith, San Jose; Chaplain, Mrs.
Schard, Oakland; Y. c. Airs. Arm
old, Santa Rosa; Mrs. Brough, Vallejo,
and Mrs. Scholten of San Francisco;
Trustees-Mesdames Cunningham, Herr
and Welch