Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-24
GREETS VETERANS.
President Attends Encampment OF
Army of the Potomac.

army Oh the lOtOmOC.
Troy, N. Y, Aug. 21.-Great prepare
tons were made to entertain the 5000
visiting members of the friends of the
Army of the Potomac, who gathered
here Friday for the twenty-eighth an
nual reunion. The city was ablazc
with decorations, and every hall and
available space had been turned into an
armory for the accommodation OF the
welcome guests.
President Mckinley and Secretary AL
ger arrived in the city at $3.50 o'clock
on President ELEPHANTS private car at
tached to the regular train which left
Plattsburg Thursday night. At the
station he was met by Adjt. Gen. Till
inghast and Gov. Blacks military sec
rotary, Col. Treadwell. There was a
crowd apd plenty of cheering, but the
president refused to speak, and entered
carriage and was driven at once to
the Troy house, which will be his head
quarters. At ten o'clock he was taken
with his party to see great collar fac
tory. with over 1900 girls and women
employed at work.
CoAloWAuS CAooCiJ oPoA VIC oAAAfoA Va
President Mckinley the various army
corps, composing the army of the Po-
tomac, met Independently at head
quarters heretofore established for
them and held their business meeting.
The corps, comprising the army of the
Potomac, were the Third, Second,
Twelfth, Ninth, Fifth, Eleventh and
Sixth.
The parade in honor of the president
and the army Of the Potomac, was one
of the largest ever seen in Troy; nearly
1900 guardsmen were in line and about
1000 survivors of the late war. The
three national guard companies of Troy
acted as escort to the presidential par
ty and Gov. Frank S. Black and staff.
All along the line of march the parad-
ing column was greeted by the thou
sands that lined the pavements and
filled every available point of vantage.
In the evening the president attend
ed the public meeting of the Army of
the Potomac in Music hall. The place
was damned to suffocation and the
president received a great ovation. Gen.
Alger was not with him, having left on
q special train at 1880 o'clock for New
York to attend to special business for
the president. Gov. Black made the
opening address. He extended, in be-
half of the state, cordial welcome to
the Society of the Army of the Potomac
Mayor Malloy then made few appro-
prite remarks. There was a brief re-
spouse by the president of the society,
and then Maj. c. A. Woodruff, the ora
tor Of the day, delivered an grafton.
Following this came the delivery of the
army poem by Capt. r. w. Raymond,
U. S. V. At 1880 o'clock President Nc
Kinley and his party took the train for
Bluff Point.
Springfield, o., Aug. 21.-The ma
tional encampment of the Union Vet
erans' union elected as commander in
chief Friday II. L. Street, of New York;
first deputy, George NJ. Mead, of Mich
igan; second deputy, e. H. Hobson, of
Kentucky; surgeon general, j. W..
Barry, of Ohio, and chaplain, w. H. Har-
man, of Ohio. Resolutions were adopt
ed for equalizing pensions for all SOL
NANA' 0AAN SoAASAo oV Si6 Will
additional one cent per diem for serv-
ice each month pensions for disabil-
tiles at usual rates.; for appointment of
committee to push the claims of COM
rades whose pensions have been taken
from them, and to push the preference
of veterans for Office. Miss Nellie Stark,
of Missouri, was elected daughter of
the National Union Veterans union.
Rock Island, ILL.,, was chosen for the
national encampment of 1898.
Stole Valuable Books.
Washington, Aug. 21.-Thomas w.
Lloyd, 40 years old and until three
weeks ago employed in the law library
at the capitol, was arrested Friday
charged with stealing valuable legal
books from that institution. A book
was found on him and he admitted
stealing several other volumes. Three
of these have been recovered from book
store. Lloyd says he was hungry and
needed the money.
Work Resumed.
Cleveland, o., Aug. 21.-The Union
Rolling Mill company will resume oper.
| atiOns again Monday after n shutdo1yn