The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-22
Railroads Make the Lowest Rate Ever
offered TO the state Meeting, and
Big Crowd Coming.
LIFE SENTENCE FOR DR.. GRAY
BLOOMFIELD JURY TOOK NO STOCK
IN THE INSANITY PLEA.
Hon. A. ID. Hamrick. Once Prominent
Hoosier Pioneer, Dead Near Green
castle-Other state News.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. May 2L-This city
has begun TO take on the appearance OF .
gala occasion i'm the preliminary prepsra-
tions for the twentieth encampment OF the
Indiana @. A. r., to be held Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, at which time
the Women's Relief Corps and the Ladies
of the G.. A. II. will also hold their annual
meetings. The big attraction of the week
for the general public, and for many of the
old soldiers as well, will be the spanish
war sham battle on Tuesday afternoon. in
which six infantry companies and two bat
teries of the Indiana National Guard. four
huna-ed or five hundred men in all. will
participate. Most of them saw service in
the war with Spain. The plan of battle 10
for an attack on Spanish fortified posi-
ton on the extended order OF formation
now used in the army. This will be fol-
lowed by dress parade and review. There
will also be drills, including one by the
Black Horse Cavalry from Culver Acad-
emy, the horses being the ones used by the
Cleveland troop as special escort for Pres
ident Mckinley at the time of his inaugura-
ton.
Tuesday evening there will be a general
reception at the Indiana State Normal
building Heretofore this has been a per-
functory ceremony at encampments. but the
Terre Haute citizens have decided to make
IL a reception in fact, with all the social
cordiality that can be put into 1t. The re-
ception committee includes fifty ladies and
gentlemen, headed by Mr. 1. H. c. Foyse-
Wednesday morning the formal welcome
TO the city will be extended TO the Encamp-
ment at the Grand Opera House, where the
sessions will be held, by Mayor Steeg and
Col. w. Z. Mclean. with a response by De-
partment Commander Ryan. The grand
parade is announced for 1870 p. m. About
every organization in the city. social, fra
ternal and uniform companies. have asked
for places In line. In addition there will be
1000 school children, who will give their
calisthenic drill. Governor Mount and his
staff will head the procession, with the Cui~
yer Black Horse Cavalry escort.
In the evening there will be four camp
fires, with distinguished speakers. Among
these will be commander-in-chief w. c.
johnson, Of Cincinnati; Gen. John c. Black
Gen. Lew Wallace. Admiral Brown. Depart
ment Commander Daniel Ryan. Past Com
mander-in-chief /. n. Walker, Mrs. Flo
Jamison. national president w. r. c.: Gen.
John T. Wilder, Governor Mount Senator
Fairbanks. Congressman Lands and others.
The business OF the encampment Will Be
concluded Thursday morning.
The railroads have made a 1-cent-a-mile
rate this being the only state department
which received that rate. and this will be
one OF the several inducements which II IL
believed will bring to Terre Haute larger
crowd than ever before attended state
encampment. Ii is the first time q sham
battle has been given since the encampment
was held in this city nineteen years ago.
The city is to be profusely decorated. not
only along the line OF march, but I'm all
streets. Many street shows already
here, and encampment week will be not 1n-
like street-fair week in the street scenes.
with the sidewalks lined with refreshments
and souvenir booths and shows.
All the fraternal lodges in the city will
keep open house for the entertainment or
visitors. The executive committee is con-
graduating itself that the preparations are
so well in hand and that there is no unto
ward circumstance TO mar the prospects
for big and complete success. All the
money needed was raised quickly and with
out a person holding back.