The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-09-26
COMMUNICATIVE.
Spanish-American War Veterans
Elect Col. Foster.
The LiIIer EmbroeIIo Finally Settled
BY That Gentleman Formally Re
signing as Adjutant General
and Offering An Apology.

indianapolis, Ind, Sept 25.-The
third annual convention of Spanish
American War veterans came to \
close Wednesday afternoon after the
election of Col. D. John Foster, of Chi
cago, commander-in-chief, and the
designation of Milwaukee as the next
convention city.
The following are the officers for
the ensuing year: COMMANDMENTS
chief, Col D. John Foster, Chicago;
senior vice commander, Col. Thomas
F. Lynch. New York; junior vice COM
mander, Maj. Harry Hall, Philadel-
phia; inspector general, Capt Ellis
Duncan, Louisville, KY; judge advo-
cate general Capt. Newton w Gilbert,
Fort Wayne, Ind; surgeon general,
Maj. William P. Love, Youngstown,
O.; commissary general, L. F. Hub
bard, St. Paul, Mimi; chief engineer.
Capt Frank S. Clark, Indianapolis;
chief mastering officer, Capt Charles
]. Schultz, New Jersey; chief signal
officer, Lieut.. John McLennan, Michi-
gan; chief of artillery. Lieut.. Wilbur
M. Lee, Wisconsin,; chaplain in chief,
J. c. Schindle, Youngstown, o.
Capt Frank S. Clark, of this city,
was offered the position of adjutant
general, but declined the honor on &C.
count of the pressure of private bust
ness. Col. Foster then appointed Capt.
j. ]. Cairns, of Chicago. He also ap-
pointed Capt James o. Freid, Of
Youngstown, to the Office of quarter
master general. Headquarters will be
established in Chicago.
A resolution was unanimously pass
ed favoring the consolidation of the
Spanish-American War veterans and
the Spanish War veterans. 1t was in
corporated in the resolution that a COM
mittee of eight be appointed to confer
with a like committee from the Ma
tional Army of Spanish War veterans
The committee was given entire au-
thority to complete the organization
in all details.
Commander-in-Chief Coryell, of the
Spanish War veterans, now in session
in Detroit, sent a telegram favoring
consolidation. 1t stated that a COM
mittee had been appointed to further
consolidation of the two organizations,
and suggesting that the two committees
meet in New York city the first day
after the election in November 1t
was stated by Gen. Coryell that he had
1o11.o5 Nth Droc;dopf DO0co,yoIf IN ref
erence to the consolidation, and that
the latter earnestly recommended that
such a step be taken, and had prom
ised to do everything in his power to
further the scheme.
The Liller embroglio was finally set
tied by that gentleman formally re-
signing his office as adjutant general
and offering a written apology for his
discourteous conduct of Monday in call
ing Col. Harrison a liar, and for his
other offense.
The auditing committee which was
appointed to Investigate Liller's ac-
counts reported through Col. Hutch
ings, of Iowa, that Liller's books were
in such an unsystematic condition that
no detailed report could be made
The committee suggested that an
expert accountant be employed to dis
entangle the financial affairs of the or
der, and stated that as far as could be
learned the cash balance Of the order
is 1921, and it's liabilities are $2,441.
After an address by Commander
Richmond Pearson Hobson the en-
campment adjourned to meet at Mil
waukee next September.