The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07
Neither Col. SextOn's Nor Col. Shaw's
Chances Now Looming Up So
Well as at First.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WORK
DENVER AND OTHER TOWNS PULL
ING FOR NEXT ENCAMPMENT.
Beautiful Uncertainty Regarding All
COntests-Lavish Entertainment
for the Veterans.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 6.-The second day of
the thirty-second annual encampment of the
G. A. r. was banner day-a star-spangled
banner day in every way. The weather
was delightful 1t has rained every night
preceding the encampment days, and after
a shower tonight still cooler weather is
promised for the big parade tomorrow The
labor parade on Monday and the naval
parade to-day were both under clear skies
ana nature promises to smile on the vet
Grams in line tomorrow. AS these veterans
were marching in the naval parade to-day
it was noticed that most of them are gray
many infirm and lame. There will not be
many more of these annual parades. and
some of the veterans favor discontinuing
the annual demonstrations because they are
getting too old for long trips as we'll as for
parading. Some advocate discontinuance of
encampments because they want all re-
| membranes even of sectional differences
wiped out, but they say they will attend
the annual encampments long as they
are held.
There are none here who held high rank
in the civil war, and it is frequently re-
marked that the leading federal command
ers seem to have gone, while several of the
| NOHlSucldl0 lSdulIS survive.
The leading surviving officers of the civil
war are prevented from attending the en-
campment this year on account of the Span
ish war. Among the ladies who are missed
none is referred to more than Mrs John A.
Logan. Many of the veterans hunt up old
army nurses, who are remembered with
great tenderness. Much disappointment is
expressed because President Mckinley and
ex-President Harrison are not here as they
have been in former years. In the absence
of the President Governor Bushnell, of
Ohio, will occupy his place on the review
| ing stand tomorrow, surrounded by Gov
ernor Pingree, of Michigan, Governor At
kinson, of West Virginia, and other Gov
ernors with their staffs Governor Mount
| has sent word that he is too ill to come.
| Owing to the excellent arrangements there
have been no accidents, no reports even
of robberies or pocket picking, although
every thoroughfare in the city swarms with
visitors.
| The posts arrived In bodies to-day and
were escorted to their quarters by local
| posts. The special trains arrived faster
than they could be handled at the termi-
nails in the early hours, and the rush con-
! tinued so that later trains were stopped at
| Camp Sherman and other suburban points,
where street cars and other transportation
had been provided There is a capacity of
fifteen thousand in the tents at Camp
| Sherman, and it is we'll filled as we'll as the
smaller camps, but the committee has un-
| limited quarters yet in residences and
other places. The decorations are unusual
| ly elaborate, the electric light designs in the
public squares and at street intersections
SURPRISING even the finest structures of ex-
positions. and the entertainment is even
lavish.
| The National Naval Association gave a
| grand parade this morning. After their
parade to-day the Naval Veterans were en-
tertained on steamboats,, and they captured
| Coney island. After the features of the
day were the regimental, brigade and other
reunions, at which the old comrades got
closer together than on any other occasions
| There were demonstrations ON the arrival
of several of the staff department COM
manders and governors and their staffs
The citizens also rendered receptions to
Commander-in-chief Goblin, Rear Admiral
Kelley Mrs. S. J. Marten, president of the
w. R. c.; Mrs Flora NJ. Davey, president
of the National Association of Ladies OF
Naval Veterans and others. The W. r. c.
auditing committee, the directors of Ander-
sonvile prison property, the directors of
Gil were in session on routine business.
The parade of to-day was under command
of Grand Marshal M. I. Hawkins. with
Lieut. Col. George NJ. Finch as chief of
staff The first division was composed of
Union naval veterans, the national associa-
ton of ex-prisoners of war, regimental or
ganizations and survivors of the Lopez ex-
pedition to free Cuba. 1t was commanded
by Fred c. Moore. Following this came the
second division, commanded by Major Jo-
seph l.. Gaul, and consisting of the Eighth
United States Volunteer Infantry Colonel
Higgins, and local companies of cadets and
boys brigades mostly bearing arms.
The parade required an hour or more to
pass a given point, and was everywhere
watched by crowds of deeply y-interested
spectators. The dramatic effect of the ar
rangement of the division was the occasion
for much comment First in honor came the
veterans of the civil war-the men who
manned the vessels in our unique navy,
and the thinner ranks of the ex~prisoners
of war. The spectators could not fail to be
impressed with sad feeling that they were
looking upon a body of men whose days of
marching must soon end. and whose totter-
ing legs were bearing hearts fuller of patri-
otism than ever. but it was plainly evident
that their ranks were becoming thinner
and that their deeds were soon to become
only memories.
Then came the sturdier soldiers of the
day-and it happened that they were black
soldiers. the Eighth United States Regi-
ment in camp at Fort Thomas What a
contrast their full ranks. their vigor and
virility with which they kept step to the
enlivening music of their band of coIored
musicians. their fine soldierly appearance