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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04
THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMEMT CAT

the Sons OF Veterans and the Society OF
| Union Army Nurses
The Womans Relief corps OF Yer
mont will present the name OF it's ex-
president. Mrs. Calista Robinson Jones.
Tor the office Of national president. AT
Madison, o., only IS miles from Cleve-
land, is located the national nome OF
the Woman's Relief corps. This Is the
hrst time since the establishment Of
the home that the national convention
mas been held In the vicinity, and the
members OF the society will embrace
the opportunity 10 view the noble work
tablished under their kindly auspices.
Mrs. Mary l.. Carr is the retiring presi-
dent OF the corps.
In 1872. when the Grand Army num-
bered less than TO- 900 comrades. the an
nual encampinent was first held ia
Cleveland. General Ambrose E. Burn
side was commander In chief lie was
the Cnly one OF the army commanders
who ever held that Office. The business
meeting of the Thirty-hfth encampment
viii be held on Thursday. Sept. II, and
the veterans are looking forward with
deep interest 20 that session ~ the ma
tional body OF representatives The
delegates 10 a national encaml ment are
chosen by the state departm ents upon
a basis of representation, and In addi-
tion thereto certain past officers of the
national body and OF the state depart.
ments are entitled 10 participa zion and
20 votes This permanent contingent I'm
the encampment constitutes the body
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

A Glasgow volunteer now in South
Africa in an interesting letter tells how
he got meal while his regiment was
on a forced march with little or no
rations.
orders were very strict against foraR-
ing, but In spite OF ALL his empty stom.
ach could not resist the temptation
when he saw n fat gobbler standing
among the shrubs on the roadside.
out of the ranks he suddenly darted
In pursuit Of the turkey. The major
cried out angrily Halt What do you
mean2 Haiti"
A few hurried steps and the hungry
volunteer laid the turkey low with a
blow from his rifle barrel.
There. bubhly jock" he exclaimed
as he picked IL up. II reckon you'u un-
derstand that when the major saws
Halt he means halt"
Needless 20 add, military discipllns
was somewhat relaxed on this occasion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

A certain newspaper proprietor had a
way or appearing i'm the composing and
press rooms at the most unexpected
times. and as his visits often resulted in
general shake up OF the working
forces OF the paper they were awaited
with fear and trembling by employees.
One time one OF the pressmen. an ex-
cellent workman, who had been there
many years, but was sometimes guilty
OF lapse of sobriety. had a black eye,
and was in quandary as TO what ex-
cuse he should offer II the proprietor
noticed 1t. BY sudden inspiration he
seizee~ssn ink roller and daubed some
ink on his face. quite covering the dis
coloration Presently the owner came
in and, with the foreman, went through
the room, commenting on every detail
and looking very sharply at every
workman. When about to leave he
suddenly pointed TO the inky pressman
and said, What is that mans ?"
The pressman quaked i'm his shoes,
until the employer continued slowly:
II want you TO give that man 81 week
more wages He is the only man In
the room who looks as IL he had been
working"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

The death rate among veterans on the
rolls is still under the average for men
or the ages represented In the order.
ana II Will be some years yet before
tnat average reaches threcscore and
Ten The average is now about 60
years, and there are over 1000 COO hon
orabiy discharged soldiers living. The
recorded mortality since 1866 rs 700. coo
lhursday, Sept. II, is the Gay fixed
Tor the legislative exercises OF the en-
caInplnent, consisting OF the reading Of
hdllonal reports and debate upon them
ana the election OF a commander i'm
chief for 1902. Unusual interest centers
upon the forthcoming report OF the
committee on pensions, a creation of
the commander Ia chief. hence neces-
safily involved with the canvass for a
new administration. The attitude OF
Pension Commissioner Evans since the
last report of the committee and his
attitude toward the veterans have led
70 many conferences between old sol
diers and the authorities at Washing
ton' Furthermore, sharp controversy
hetWeen General Daniel +. sickies and
the Republican national committee has
pfecipitated a crisis Of feeling which
nothing short of the oieverest dipjo-
with acrimony I'm the debates on the re-
port of the pension committee at Cleve-
land ond also ia the contest Tor com
mander in chief.
new element was Injected Into the
pension controversy fecently by a pub
lshed statement or Past Department
Commander Joseph w Kay or New
York 20 the effect that the Grand Army
~ TIE Republic Is not. as an crganiza-
ton, responsible for the numerous pen
sion evils often carelessly laid to it's
door and especially the private pension
bills which are put through by MEM
hers of congress, His view was widely
quoted and gave deep satisfaction 10
the veterans OF the order. To the pub
lic at large II came as a bold and frank
disclaimer of the numerous charges
which have been ioating about he past
20 years. Kay is a Democrat and has
long been conspicuous among old SOL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

I from The city OF Cleveland and nearby
towns While organizing II rendez-
Noused In Camp Taylor, on the out
skirts OF the city and was looked upon
throughout the war as Cleveiands ban
nef regiment. During its service at the
itpnt which included the cauupaig igns OF
me Shenandoah IN 1862. The battles of
nc army OF The Potomac up 10 Gettys-
ours and SherInans Chattanooga and
Irorgia campaigns, the Seventh carried
on The rolls over i,SO0 men and return
ed with only 24o soldiers abla for duty.
The FIRST colonel OF the regiment Cap
tain Erasius 3. Tyler. was promoted 10
hrigadier general, and the second colo.
nel Captain William r. Cr.slgnton OF
cleveland, WAS killed az Mission Ridge.
The Central armory viii be- used for
campnres OF the veterans during tho
oncampment. II viii be brilliantly H.
nminated as will also the Soldiers and
Sailors monument. this last for the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

diers as an ardent champion OF the
rights of veterans. especially I'm the
matter of public employment and OF
adequate pensions for severe disabili-
ties. He is at present chairman of the
G.. A. II. national committee on legis-
lation.
The veteran camps including the
official circles OF the Grand Army, the
membership of the order and the great
body of old soldiers. are divided upon
the pension question as follows: First.
those who hold that the pension laws
are liberal and the administration OF
the pension bureau efficient and fair:
second those who hold that the laws
are liberal. but the administrator of
theInfs hostile to deserving applicants:
third. those who believe that the laws
should be stlll more generous and the
bureau more jealous in searching out
the deserving veterans.
IL was a long time before the leading
minds OF the Grand Army would con-
sent 10 the appointment OF 4 pension
committee. the idea being that pensions
nere a matter for national legislation
anr wholly aside from the province OF
the order OF veterans. The committee
came into existence less than 20 years
ago and In It's efforts TO carry out the
purpose for which it was established
has always found Itself between the
devil and the deep sea-" The committee
has drafted pension bills which failed
In congress and others which are now
On the statute books. Its status in
Washington Is that Of n delegation OF
Representatives OF old soldiers In real
ity n represents the dominant party
for the time being I'm the national coun-
ellis OF the Grand Army OF the Republic.
The present members OF the committee
are R. B Brown of Ohio. J. w. Burst
OF Illinois. ID. Il. Sickles and John Palm
er OF New York, A. @. Weissert OF wis
consin and o. III. Coulter OF Kansas.
The function OF this committee is 10 see
that the spirit OF the pension laws is
carried out In practice
There are two logical candidates for
the offlce OF commander I'm chief this
year. They are Thomas J. stewart Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

last decade. This memorial can be seen
for miles on all its approaches. The
column, including the pedestal. capital
and bronze figure of Columbia sur
mounting it. is l25 feet high. Massive
bronze bands encircle the granite shaft
and bear the names OF the most promi-
ncnt battles of the war i'm which Ohio
ans were conspicuously engaged
The monument is surrounded by a
lawn, upon which at this season there
are flower beds in bloom, representing
the badges Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. cf the Loyal Legion and of
the various corps In use during the war.
The monument marks very nearly the
spot where the citizens OF the city gath
cred in the summer of 1864 and wei
coined home remnant of the Cleve-
land regiment the Seventh Ohio volun-
teers, upon their return from the war
This regiment had gone 10 the front In
May, 1861. numbering 1000 volunteers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04
crsEMAToGRArnrSo THE KAISER

Although the emperor of Germany be
comes angry at the sight OF ca1ica
ture of his august person. ali carica.
lures of himself published IN Paris and
London the emperor sees--that is, they
are collected and pasted into a book for
his inspection-as we'll as everything
that is important that is said about hin.
I'm the foreign press, be II pleasant, po-
lite or cynical.
In this respect he is something like
his grandfather. William l. who mado
a careful collection of the most ridicu-
lous caricatures of himself printed IN
France from 1866 onward.
Although not fond OF caricatures. the
present German emperor has positive
craze for photographs OF himself, and
his fayorlte pastime Is posing before
the camera. His fad al present f. the
cinematograph. and no request for the
privilege OF taking the moving pictures
Is ever refused He even goes further
and Is constantly sending word 10 the
photographers 90 attend military and
other events. lie prefers himself as the
central figure when possible
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

geographical location OF Ohio that so
often has weight in determining the To-
cation OF the encampment IL connects
the great west with the east
IL is also a tribute 20 the naval con-
fingent az the veteran order TO select
the site near a body OF water. The
great majority OF tars hail from the
eastern states They want a glance at
the ocean blue IL they cannot have a
turn on board ship. In Clevelsnd they
can look out upon the noble lake where
on Perry achieved that wonderful VIC
tory which made his name glorious in
the memory of every American sailor
While there are no warships on the
lake, there are many government ves-
sells. and these wiz rendezvous here
during encampmSnt week rot only i'm
honor of the veterans. but Of the presi-
dent, who has accepted the committees 8
invitation 10 hold a reception In the
auditorium o. the Chamber of Com
merce building on Thursday. Sept II.
II was in the nature of forlorn hope
Tor the Ohio delegates TO the c. A. r..
councils held at st. Louis last January
10 promise fund OF $4,000 for the en-
tertainment OF the order OF veterans
should Cleveland be chosen as the place
OF meeting in 1901. They were given a
reasonable time to make show OF
funas and worked with spirit until dou
BILE the required amount had been
pledged The figures given Cor the cost
or the celebration are now 500 900
Although the local committee has had
but six months in which to perfect ar
rans.ments, having begun its labors in
March. a date later by many months
than Is customary. the veterans of Ohio
are confident that the entertainment of
their visiting comrades will be a royal
one, worthy To go down in the records
as the first encampment held in the new
century The estimate for visitors IS
very large ranging between 3ip.0 900 and
900, 600. II is supposed that the Pan
American exhibition at Buffalo and the
Cleveland cncampment will prove twin
attractions and draw an unuguai mum
ber of sightseers from distant points.
Locally aside from it's position on
The shore - the noble lake, this city OF
~1eveland has many attractions and
faciltirs Tor the purpose OF a great
encampment. II is called a city of ar
moiies and monuments. The Central
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

1T reminds me OF old times" said .
one armed man to a stranger as a COM
pany OF regulars marched past.
Were you I'm the army?' asked the
stranger as he glanced at the empty
sleeve.
That's where I was" said the other.
And I left an arm on the battlefield
too"
Tell me about it." said the reporter.
We'll, 'tain't much to tell" was the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04
CLOUDS OF MISFORTUNE
WITH SILVER Innings.

Roughs attacked the saivationists in
an EnSlish town some time ago. snc
one OF the worst riots OF recent years
ensued.
The quarter was sacked and 600 ma
tives driven out. During the fighting
one OF the men who had not had per-
sonally anything TO do with the riotlne
got down an old blunderbuss which
hung on his cottage wall IN order to
protect his home. With its aid no KENT
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

lnc man. ana IL
left sum of $500 TO his father. The
man took the papers to a lawyer ane
within six months recovered the money.
With interest.
A curious case OF a scare benehtins
ghe very people il was engineered tc
destroy occurred in a Yorkshire eng
and) town in 1872. The place had TIVE
banks. between which bitter rivalr,
'Nlsted. AT last one firm began a cam
)aign OF Islander. which ended in a pan
C and run upon their rivals Bu
the latter were forewarned and forc
armed. They waited till the crowd wai
shick around their doors and then drov.
up In cab A way was made by ths
police, and huge chest filled with golc
was lifted up the steps and across tn,
counter. Five minutes later up cam.
another cab. with another large con
signment OF coin. The game was KEEP
up merrily, and as the spectators ha<
no idea that the chests were dummie,
full of'pig iron and only covered at th.
top with coin. the scare began &c abate
and soon was over. Not only that. bu:
the story spread through the country
side that BIS must be rolling in money
and good people to bank with. The re-
suit was that many took their accounts
from their rivals and gave their money
into BIS keeping. Within two years
the other firm had gone under.
There are few stranger stories OF evil
bringing good than that which happen
ed In the Siberian town of Omalosk in
1882. A tribe of Tartars attempted to
raid the place, and the Inhabitants
op&y 300 in all-having with difficulty
driven them off, were in terror Of
fresh attack They set to work and dug
trenches, and in digging them stun.
bled on vein of cinnabar. which Ia
now producing more than a ton OF mer.
curry month.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

captains. when one OF the generals
pointed me out to a regiment an said,
III ye don't kill that man. the battle
is lostH Well, they just came a-runnin
at me with their bayonets glistenin.
but killed 10 or IL of 'em before they
got UP TO me. Pretty soon corporal
the only officer / had left alive--holler-
ed out, Surrender will ye?'
" 'Never' says I. SO on they came.
firin a whole voley. One shot hit me IN
the arm an another in the head, knock
in me senseless. Thinkin / was dead,
they went off an left me. l recovered
enough to crawl into camp an have my
arm cut off,
The listener was warmly expressing
his praise at the one armed mans brav-
cry when farmer stepped up and said:
How're yer feelin. Jim?'
"oh. I'm all right" said Jim rather
sheepishly.
Lost his arm in my thrashing ma.
chine" explained the farmer. "and O!
course I'm rather interested in him"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

nfnlory, which is TO be Graad Army
heaaquNrters, IS among the largest
buildings In America 1t is within two
plOcAs OF the city square. which is the
Souit of honor OF the encampment, 10
"f decorated with hags and flowers
nnu Illuminated at night with electric
lights. AT one corner uf No square.
which Is Clevelands breathing place.
stands the mammoth Soldiers and Sail
ors' monument. completed within the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04
Everything In Readiness For the Meeting of
Veterans In Cleveland Provision Made
For an Enormous Attendance.

a 4 sryias TO bc tradition la ihe In
34i circles OK the Grand Army OF
hc Republic that when in doubt
u a. - the place for holding the ma
q ii9nal encampment Il Is safe 10
choose Ohio This state has sent
thrcc soldiers 20 the White House and
sos . representation in ~ Grand
NrrnN al.n0st a. large as either OF the
two grestreighbors on the esst, Penn
sylyania and New York. Bri n is the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

Parisians have new sport. IL is
snail racing. While not quite as excit-
ing as horse racing, II has the advan-
tage of being enjoyed at the clubs,
cafes or any place without moving from
ones chair.
They began by organizing races be-
tween snails. nandicapping the ieetest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

his assallants
of. In putting
the heavy weap-
on back upon its
hook the chair
he stood upon
broke, and the
blunderbuss fell
on the stone
floor. splinter
ing its wooden
butt. which was
I o u N a TO hc
partly hollow
aud the cavity
stuffed with
rolls of paper.
These proved to
inclose a will
dated so years
before. IL was
that OF the
great aunt Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

modest reply.
wv n e n h Q
hghtin was 60
in on / got
separated from
the rest of the
boys, an. dodg-
in behind the
stump of a
tree, I picked
of the enemy's
officers as fast
as they could
bring 'en up.
I guess / must
have kille q
about four gen.
erals an seven
colonels, not to
speak OF lieu
{ e n a n is an
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04

The population OF the German en-
pire includes 100000 who use the Po-
hsh language
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-08

sfble to say until an inspection has been
made.
A most dfsgraceful and cowardly
scene was enacted by five of the men,
bers of the crew of the c. D. Bryant
when the fire was discovered. When the
alarm was given and all assistance pos
sible was necessary these five men, half
drunk walked out Of the forecastle
with their clothes and other belongings
wrapped up in bundles under their arms
and deliberately deserted the ship in the
face of her possible destruction. No
more cowardIy scene has been witnessed
on the Honolulu waterfront. The skip
pers of vessels in the vicinity were more
indignant than they could find words to
express. The ship was in distress, the
worst kind of distress, and her men,
most of them, ran away.
I'D stand over those miserable wretch
| es with a sfx-shooter and make them
work until they 'sweated blood" said one
| captain, 'out 1 suppose that l would get
| six months or year on the reef Tor
/ threatening them. A captain stands no
show these days with sailor"
There are various theories advanced
concerning the origin of the ire. 1t Is
clear, say those concerned, that the IRE
was aIight for the greater part OF the
night before it was discovered
! As told above, when the people aboard
the Bryant turned in on Saturday night
all the matches were battened down. but.
when tie carpenter discovered the smoke
about 5 o'clock yesterday morning the
| forward hatch was open. There was a
large consignment of whisky in the for
ward hold. When the crew. or most Of
them. deserted the vessel in the morning
| in the face of the fire. they were drunk.
| One Of the theories, and the one that
finds most favor with those most deeply
| concerned, is that some of the crew
opened the forward hatch during the
night, went down into the hold to steal
whisky and dropped a lighted match OF
a lighted cigar or cigarette IN among
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-08

that the sooner the fire was drowned,
the better. and it was decided, after
consultation between Brokaw and Thurs
ton. that water had better be let in
through the vessels side. A couple of
holes, therefore, were bored through on
the port side, about five feet below the
tween decks and the water that imme-
diately entered materially helped toward
the desired end.
As the fight went on and as the Fear
less and the fire department gradually
got the blaze under control and the day
advanced, the crowds on the wharf in
creased. The agents of the owners of
the vessel the agents of Hackfel1 Il
Company. the consignees for at least
half of the cargo, and the agents Of 9TH
er firms interested IN the cargo were, of
course, on hand at an early hour, en-
deavoring to ascertain the amount OF
the damage.
Shortly after 10 o'clock, five hours af-
ter the fire was discovered, there were
fifteen feet of water in the hold OF the
C. ID. Bryant and she was down in the
water4s lmost to her channels. The fire
was declared out, indeed it could not
well be other than drowned. The en-
gines of the department unlocked ane
went home while the Fearless stood by
to pump her out after the two holes
bored in her side had been plugged.
The total value of the cargo is roughly
estimated at about $4,000. about half OF
which belongs to II. Hackfeld and Com
pany and is fully insured, or almost ful-
lIy insured. The other half, belonging to
different parties, is only partly covered
| by insurance.
| The cargo includes a great deal of iron
work for the new Mcintyre building and
! for Hackfeid's new building. It is
thought that the entire cargo outside OF
this iron work is total loss by fire and
water. The exact amount of the damage
icannot be ascertained at present The
vessel herself has sustained considerable
damage, to what extent it viii be,impos