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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
PRECAVEOS DE LOS FRAUDEo
E IMITACIONES

Aceptar so1amente los remedies,
"CURA SEGUEA" para el ASMA,
CATARRO, FIEBRE. DISENTERIA,
GONORROEA, ESPERMATORREA,
STILLS, PERDIDA DE LA VI2I-
LIDAD y DEBILIDAD NERVIOSA.
El trataniento en- forma 1fquida, para
Tin mes, que curara positivamente el
case mas rebelde, cuesta S 500 ORC
americana, su equivalente en- none
da de csc pals, por cada botella.
Su droguista debe tener esos reme-
dios en- eXistencia, pero 81 no es asf,
envfenos el precio, diciendonos el re-
medic que necesita, y Sc 10 enviaremos
enseguida por expreso, porte pagado.
Dirfjanse a
La Compafiia medica International.
Apartado 4o7,
800 324 Broadway. New Yor, E. de A.
Nos participant los ssflores don Jose
Diez don Manhel Diez de Mayaguez
que por escritura otorgada desde el dia
del corriente han constituido la Socie-
dad Mercanti1 que comienza a giraf en-
Haquella plaza bajo la razol de Diez
Hermano S. en- c, de Ia que son gesto-
res don Jose y don Manuel Diez y Fer
nandez y Comanditario don Antonio S
Nadal y CARMEL.
El Rey y la 2eina de Ing1aterra to-
maron parte en- un nilmero de inspec-
clones y ceremonias en- Plymouth, inclu-
so la distribution de medallas CONNIE
morativas de la expedition la China.
La ceremonial principal del dia fue el
lanzamiento al aqua del acorazado de
plimera Inca, por la reina Alexandra,
| y la colocaci6n de la quilla del aeoraza-
do de primero Eduardo VII, por el
Trey Eduardo. Este acorazado eclipsara
Itodos los esfuerzos navales previos. Sc
ra de 16.Soo tonsladas de desplace; lie
varz cuatro cafiones de o. pulgadas
ademas de los p acostumbrados de
lpulgadas'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12

- iiOiiOi ~ I'll S5iNh ROSNA
En- nuestro primer centro hterario SC
llevara a efecto en- la noche del tunes
proXimo, una velada en- honor del gran
poeta Longfe1low, cuyo produeto Sc de
dica a benefcio de Ia Asociacion de
Damas
Empezara el acto con TN discourse
sobre la vida de Longfellow, por el Sr
Hezekiah Butterworth, distinguido lite
ratio y ooeta norteamericano, que fue
amigo fntimo del insigne vate.
Recuerdos personales de Longfe low
es el tema que desarrollara el literato
norteamericano, que asus grandes dotes
de saber reune Una oratoria facil y stl-
gestiva
Despues la sefiorita Cook y el seflor
Hardin cartaran tel1as canciones alusi
vas al acto.
La sef1orita Cook, como saben nues-
tros lectores, Posee una voz dulcisifna y
sabe cantar.
La sefiorita Combs recitara una cele-
bre poesfa de Longfellow.
El acto sera presidido por el Reve-
rendo doctor Dress.
El programa como ven nuestros lee
torres no puede ser mas ameno 6 i11te-
resante teniendo en- cuenta e1 fin q
que Sc dedican los productos de esta
Velada, no dudamos que sera TN nuevo
eSito que rodra sumar a los va conse-
gaidos la Junta de Damas de San
Juan.
A las nueve de Ia noche dara princi-
pio.el acto Y no Sc ha fjado precio de
entrada en- el local.
Cada uno de los asistehtes contribui-
"a ecn Ia cantidad que tenga a bien.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
El puente de Bow

Ei "Bow Bridger" (Puente de Bow
que debe ser reemplazado por otro me-
talico de 70 pies de anchura, fue cons
truido, con granite, en- I85o-4o y tiene
hoy una amplitud de 10 pies y medic
entire parapetos Ell primitive puente
sobre el no Ler, en- Bow. construyose
de forma combada como un arco (bos)
en- tempo de Enrique I, por iniciativa
de la reina Matilde de Escocia EsEa
sefora sufrio, a 10 que parece, un So
lenne remojon en- el rio, y no paso has
ia yer desviado el camino de Aldgate
hacia el este 4 traves del rio, y los PAN
tanos de Stratford hasta Essex, supri-
miendo el antique y peligroso vado, del
cua1 quedan todavfa vestigios en- una
antiqufsima senda que conduce a Essex.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
Muerte de un notable
inventor

A la edad de 46 aflos ha muerto en-
Londres Mr.. Williams, el famoso inven-
tor del Telopantografo. 6 sea de I'm
aparato para la trasmision de dibujos
por medic del TELEGRAPH electrico cuya
primera idea dio el famoso ffsico Italia
no Casselli.
Ignorase 10 que sucederfa, psro Sc
oyo en- el taller en- donde hacia Mister
Williams sus estudios y experimentos
una fuerte detonacion, y al penetrar en-
ell local para socorrerle, Sc le enoontro
va cadaver.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
Ell Presidente Lou
bet a Russia

Dicen los periodicos de Paris que el
presidente de la rep1blica ha recibido
por conducto del principe Ourotlssoff
que Sc halla en- Paris una carta auto
grafa del Car Nicolas II, invitandole
segunda vez que le visite en- Russia.
A consecuencia de La citada carta es
cosa va defnitivamente acordada por Ell
gobierno frances que el presidente Lou
bet haga 10 mas breve possible un viaje
a Russia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12

Ell INCL ES SIN MAESTRO es ell
tftulo cue tiene un nueyo metodo para
aprender este idiorna en- 20 leceiones
el cua1 esta escrito nor tina
sociedad de profesores americanos, y que
creemos de una indiscutible efcacia en-
Puerto Rico.
81 ejemplar vale 50 centavos y Sc
vende en- La imprenta del BoLETIN
MERcANTIL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
Tribunal de Policia
DIsTRITo DE CATHEDRAL

Ramon Diaz, por llevar IN revolver
sin icencia cinco dollars de rnulta.
DISrRITo DE SAN FRANCISCO.
Mariana del Rosario, por aggression
dos dollars de multa
Rafael Urrutia y Juan Ortiz un do
liar de malta.
Leoncio Peraza. dos dollars de multa
por amenazas rn policfa
Jose Escobar, Asic1o Escobar. Anto-
MO Navarro y Eugenio Lou riel por
escandalo dos dollars d, multa.
In jaieio absuelto el acusado,
La vista pdblica de la reclamation
establecida por el heredero de la Du-
qnesa de Mahon Crillon, de unos terre-
nos radicados en- la Jurisdiction de
Lares, ha sido sefialada ror la borte &c
Distrito de esta ciudad para el Ola rs
del corriente
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
Noticias del Exterior

En- e1 curse de Una discussion suscita-
da en- el Senado frances a proposito del
presupuesto de Marina, manifesto el
almirante Cuverville su conviction de
que la guerra hecha t1nicamente contra
|el comercio maritime del enemigo era
|defciente, as1 como, en- Su sentir, el bu-
que de guerra por eXcelencia era el
acorazado de escuadra Ell almirante
hablo tambien en- terminus encomidsti-
COS de los submarines, a los cuales cali
fco de "feliz complemento de los con-
tratorpedos.
Contra % votos contra 7 aprobo la
Camara de Eepresentantes de Belgica
la ley contra los juegos de envite y azar.
De hoy mas no podra funcionar ningu-
ma casa de Juego en- Belgica, so pena
de incurrir en- grave falta
La municipalidad de Londres ha
puesto disposition del rey Eduardo
tos parqnes de la ciudad, donde Sc les
servira de conner, durante las festas de
la coronacion medic million de pobres.
lie Petit Parisien', del cua1 es uno de
los directories M. Jean Dupuy, actual
ministro de Agriculture, dice saber de
fuente cierta que el Estado mayor fran
|ces, fue quien suministro Russia infor-
mes sobre los manejos del coronel
Grimm, que vendia espfas alemanes
documentos relatives al ejercito ruso.
El corresponsal del "Daily Telegraph
EN- Constantinopla, participa, que Sc ha
an11nciado ofcialmente que Sarafof, jefe
del comite revolucionario armenia, Sc
mueve actualmente y hace prepa1 ativos
con el fin de organizar un levantamien-
to en- Macedonia; pero su vez la Puer-
ia ha signifcado 4 las potencias que ha
tornado las inedidas. necesarias para
evitar cualquier sedicion en- aquella co
marca.
Comunican de Atenas que hs estal1a
do TN serio conficto seguido de rifa
entire albaneses y turcos, en- la ciudad
DIR Philates (Epiro( Los trrcos trata-
ron de sacar de la carcel poner en- H.
bertad a un criminal de la peor espe-
Gle. Ocho gendarmes murieron en- la
refriega y cineuenta albaneses fueron
arreStados.
Los periodicos de Viena publican la
noticia de haberse efectuado un movi-
miento de carActer revolucionario en-
Plock (Polonia Rusal Los estudiantes
despues de habe1 puesto fuego al edi-
fcio de la escuela, trataron de 1inchar q
los srofesores, que a duras penas logra-
ron escaparse.
Por I'm despacho de Constantinopla
a la Exchange Telegraph Co. en- Nueva
York, Sc sabe que el gobierno turco ha
declinado acceder la demanda de los
Estados Unidos, para el reembolso de
los Z2.5oo dollars que Sc pagaron como
reScate de la sefiorita Stone de su
coinpafera Tsilka.
La mission ing1esa nombrada para
llevar las congratulaciones del rey
Eduardo ha sido recibida por el Papa.
81 conde Denby, jefe de la mission,
hizo un novirniento para besar las "a.
patillas de Su Santidad, pero no beso
sino el anillo que Sc le ofreciO de prefe.
rencia Los demas miembros de Ia
mission hicieron igllal eosa.
El conde presento una caTta autogra
| ia del rey Eduardo, La cual di6 con
testaci6n el Papa con voz frrne.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
PARA CURAR Ell RESFRIADO
EN- UN OLA

tome las PASTILLAS LAXANTES
DE BROMO-QUININA. Ell boticario
le devolvera el dinero 81 no Sc cura. La
firma de E. w. GROVE 50 halla en-
cada mjita
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
NOT|C|AS DEL O|A


Hemos recibido Ia atenta vista de
Mr.. Dudleley Bartlett, del Commercial
Museum," de Filadelfia, que es una ms
titucion pl1blica, dedicada a promomer
e1 desarrollo en- general del comercio
International y es ademas I'm centro de
infornles comerciales de las casas de
comercio de todo e1 mrndo
El objeto de la venida de Mr.. Dudley
a Puerto Rico, es el de conocer las me-
jores y mas acreditadas casas de conner
clio de la isla y ponerlas en- relacion di-
recta con Ia sociedad de informes mer-
cantAes-a que pertenece para el mejor
desarro1lo comercia1 entire esta Antilla
y todos los grandes centros fnancieros
de Ia nueva metropoli.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12

Con objeto de despedir al sefior dor
Ricardo Alfonso, Presidente de Ia Socie
dad Espafiola de Auxilio M1tuo y Be
nefcencia, la Ju1ta Directiva acordo ce
1ebrar en- e1 tablecimiento de Santur
ce una reunion mafiana domingo, las
tres de la tarde. suplicando la asistencis
de los seiiores socios y sus familias pars
mayor lticiiniento del acto.
Esta fiesta de despedida ha de resul
tar de una esplendidez inusitada, po
que el seflor Alfonso, que goza de graz
prestigio en- este pals deja innumerable'
amistades,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12

Seguramente Ia function que maiiana
tendra lugar en- nueStro coiiseo quedara
muy brillante a juzgar por el ndmero
de la calidades que han sido adqtiridas
por ell p1blito, directamente lbs hene-
f1ciados, Sres Nadal y Alfonso.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
Ve|ada en- ell Ateneo
Ell LUNES EN- LA NOCHE

En- honor de un gran poeta
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12
EN- Ell "AUxILIO MUTUO'
Mahana Domingo

Despedida de don Ricardo Alfonso
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El Gobernador ha conmutado 4 la
suma de 81, Ia multa de S. que el Tri-
bunal de Policfa de Caguas impuso al
DR.. Gimenez Sanjurjo. vecino de dicha
localidad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12

Contra % votos contra z aprobo la
Camara de Eepresentantes de Belgica
la ley contra los juegos de envite y azar.
De hoy mas no podra funcionar t1ingu-
ma casa de Juego en- Belgica, so pena
de incurrir en- grave falta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-12

Sc ha hecho cargo del Registro de la
Propiedad de Mayaguez, don Eugenio
Geigel y Gonzalez, por estar en- uso de
lieencia ell propietario don Juan Iriza-
rry.
Han sido nombrados escribientes de
Ia Secretarfa del Tribunal de Uistrito
de esta ciudad con e1 haber annual de
5000 cada uno, don Adrian Agosto y
don Antonio Lopez.
Don Luis A. Torregrosa, don Vicen-
te Pagan y don Agapito E. Montalvo,
han sido nombrados por Ia Corte de
Distrito de Mayaguez, para formar las
listas de los Jurados para ell afio actual.
Ha sido nonbrado Secretario del Tri-
bunal de Policfa de Juana Diaz, por fa-
1lecimiento del que desempefiaba an
teriormente dicho cargo, don Ieandro
Sitiriche
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reference and a. indicating the order Of
sequence in administration. the list OF past
department commanders:
Samuel A. Duncan. deceased; Timothy
Lubey. 1ST0'72, deceased; Frank II.
sprague. 1s7s'74: Benz F. Hawkes., 1s76I
A. II. @. Richardson. 1877: Geo. e. Corson,
1878; Harrison Dingman. 1879: Charles q,
Royce. 1880: William Gibson. 1881; Samuel
g. Burdett, 1ss2-'S3: d. 8. Alexander 1884,
Newton NJ. Brooks. 1885; Jerome B. Burke
1855 Charles p Lincoln, 1SSS; William
8. Odell 1889; M. Emmett Urell. 1890: J. N.
Pipes. 1891: A. +. Dinsmore, 1892; 8. b
Faunce 1898: Nathan Bickford. 1894: Mar.
ion T. Anderson, 1925: John McElroy. 1896,
Thos. s. Hopkins. 1897; Arthur Hendricks,
1895; Calvin Farnsworth, 1890: Geo. H
Slaybaugh, 1900: Israel w. Stone, 1901
Posts and Officers.
The present organization Of the Depart
ment Of the Potomac provides for seven.
teen posts named and numbered as followsi
John A. Rawlins Post. No. /; Kit Carson
Post, No. 2: Lincoln Post. No 8; George
g. Meade Post. No. 5; U. s, Grant Post,
No 9: James A. Garfield Post, No. I; Burn.
side Post No. s: Charles Sumner Post No.
o; Farragu Post No. 10; Potomac Post
No. IL; John A Logan Post. No. ID; Phil.
Sheridan Post. No. IA; George A Thomas
Post No. 10; Henry Wilson Post. No. III
George u. Morris Post, No. 10: Lafayette
Post, No. 20; Frederick Douglass Post. No.
81.
These commands represent total
strength of about $500.
They are headed today by the following
officers:
Department officers-B. F. Bingham. COM
mander; Ivory G. Kimball, senior vice com-
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Saving One Lung.
m the st. Paul Dispatch.

brom tne ST. raul DfSpatcn-
A young Bostonian, reared in the lap Of
luxury, lost lung. and physicians informed
his father that II the boy was not sent on
an ocean cruise or to the far west he would
die Of consumption. Accordingly the father
put him aboard ship. with 81 400 in cash,
and started him off to Samaria, being adj
vised that the dry country between the
River Jordan and the Mediterranean was
food for consumptives. When he reached
Queenstown the boy, made the acquainf-
ance OF hard-headed. sensible chap, who
told him that Samaria was sure death; tnat
the only way to save his lungs was to go
to Wicklow county. near Tinahely, and set
tn work on q farm. This advice was taken.
ana for nine months the scion OF Back Bay
aristocracy did chores for q man who own
ed castle At the end of that period he
was as lusty as bull moose, with pair
OF lungs like blacksmith's bellows The
farmer gave him f20 and an honorable dis
charge. He returned to Boston with his
81 400 and his health He now lives IN New
York. q modern Hercules.
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with equal fidelity IN the ranks and the
various offices. As a gentleman and pat.
rtotic citizen he strives to walk worthy OF
his vocation in every sphere in life.
B. F. Chase, assistant adtutant general.
served as a private in Company d, 31st
Illinois Infantry. 1t was his misfortune
not to have been born earlier in the last
century; as it was, he enlisted as q mere
lad in 1864, and participated with the Army
of the Tennessee in Sherman's famous
march from Atlanta to the sea and around
through North Carolina to Washington,
where he took part In the grand review at
the close of the war. He is nominally Q
member of Lincoln Post, but in a large
sense he Is completely mortgaged to the
Grand Army Of the Republic. sharing
largely in all its labors. Generous and phi
lanthropfc, he Is the friend OF the Union SOL
der and the soldiers widow, and his big
heart is always In sympathy with the sto-
ries Of the distressed and oppressed.
It's Unique Features.
This department is. In its composition and
operations, thoroughly unique.
/. It is cosmopolitan. Located In the ma
TONS capital 1t has in It's posts representa-
tives from every section of the common
wealth and from every branch Of the serv-
fee and organization.
2. 1t represents diversified talents and
characteristics. This grows legitimately
from the fact that its membership is taken
largely from employees in the various
branches and occupations Of the general
government.
8. Its administration Is surrounded with
peculiar difficulties In the mutations Of
official life these changes must necessarily
occur. often producing arrangements and
embarrassments hard to overcome. EN-
ployes are often thrown out with but a lin
tied warning and destitute Of any reserve
fund.
4. The performance OF official duty is Of
ten burdensome because of the clamors Of
disappointed place seekers who lack means
either to remain or return to their homes.
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state. At first the work was crude. and
written out in the handwriting of the
founder of the order.
The idea became popular. Accordingly,
calls for charters were made throughout
the middle, western and eastern states. The
fever struck Washington in the autumn of
the same year. On the 10Th of October,
1866. there was organized in this city
post, No. 1, subsequently and now known
as John A. Rawlins Post. The charter
members were William L. Bramhall, Will
son Miller, VIII A. Short, L. Edwin Dudley,
H. A. Hall, James T. Smith, w. c. Porter,
D. s. Curtis, J. B. Royce and ]. U. Doughty.
The original charter, written with ink,
now hangs in Grand Army Hall. and bears
the imprint Of the founder of the order, B.
F. Stephenson. and his adjutant general,
and the leading spirit in establishing Post
No. l, L. Edwin Dudley.
OF these charter members J. B. Royce, q
clerk in one of the departments. is under
stood to be the only survivor in the city.
William L. Bramhall, the other city repre-
sentative, departed this life during the early
spring of the present year.
From this record 1t VIII be seen that John
A. Rawlins Post. named in honor Of Gen.
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MICHIGAN.
Has Several Posts of National Reputa-
ton

Has Several Posts of National Reputa-
ton.
The first organization, of the Grand Army
plished in 1867. under Gen Russell A. AL
ger as commander, At the annual encamp-
ment held in May, 1868, there were thirty
four posts in the department. w. A. Throop
of Detroit was elected commander and w.
]. Handy appointed assistant adjutant gen.
eral. At the encampment held in Detroit
January q. 1859, William Humphrey was
elected commander and Henry H. Daniels
was appointed assistant adjutant general.
No records of the first organization can be
found after 1869 until the reorganization Of
and establishment of the present depart
ment, which occurred in 1875 Col. C. V. r.
Pond commander. who issued his first gem
eral order April 10, 1878.
From this time on the department has
had a continuous and rapid growth under
commanders. Gen. T. McReynolds, now de-
ceased, held this Office in 1880 and Gen.
Byron R. Pierce in 1881 and 1882. General
Pierce served under General Sickles, and
was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg,
Is still living at Grand Rapids, Mich, and
in attendance at this the thirty-sixth ma
tfonal encampment. He was succeeded by
Oscar A. James in 1883, the present United
States pension agent for Michigan. In 1854
Dr. Rush J. Shank was commander. He
was succeeded in 1885 by Charles D. Long,
late one of the justices Of the supreme
court of Michigan, now deceased; Col. John
Northwood in 1885, l.. G.. Rutherford in
1887, Washington Gardner in 1888, under
whose administration the Department OF
Michigan attained its highest membership
of p ,41S. since which time there has been
gradual decrease; Judge Michael Brown
in 1889, Gen. Henry M. Duffield. the hero
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of the movement was to capture Harper's
Ferry, and 1t was successful. Twelve thou
sand five hundred officers and men. with
much government property, was surren-
dered to the rebels.
Until the close of the civil war Harpers
Ferry a busy place from military
standpoint. Today passengers on railroad
trains passing the picturesque town look
with eagerness for the white monument
that marks the spot on which John Browns
Fort stood. 1t is alongside the tracks, not
more than fifty yards from the railroad
station The fort was taken down in 1893
and transported to Chicago as an exhibit In
connection with the worlds fair. Through
the efforts Of Mrs. Kate Fields the struc-
ture was returned to Harpers Ferry wnen
the Columbian exposition was thing or the
past, but it's present location is about two
miles from the town. The original site has
been filled In with a railroad embankment-
John Browns Raid.
Harper's Ferry may be regarded as
place of civil war interest from the time of
John Browns raid. Mr.. Joseph Barry, one
of the oldest inhabitants of the town. was
one of the eye witnesses, so to speak, Of
that fateful occurrence. To Star reporter
he gave his recoilections of the raid sub
stantially as follows, a few days ago:
The night OF Sunday. October 10. 1882
the majority Of the people of Harper's Fer
ry were at church, Methodist revival. or
protracted meeting being In progress. John
Brown with a band Of twenty-five men,
white and colored advanced on the place
Brown, so many persons seem to think, was
a fanatic on the subject. and his object was
10 abolish slavery. The plan was to cap
ture the United States arsenal at Harper s
Ferry with the rifles, muskets and ammuni-
ton stored there, and incite the negroes to
rebel and join forces with him, in a strug-
gle for their freedom.
One detachme mt of the raiders proceeded
10 the covered Ta ilrOad bri lPe where w IL
liam Williams was on duty as Waterman
He was made prisoner. VIII ans is NV
dead. At midnight, when Patrick Higgins,
who is still living. went to relieve Williams
he could not find the latter at the accus-
toned post. Brown had placed two of h 8
raiders on duty at the bridge. AS Higgins
was calling for his partner the two men re-
ferred to put in an appearance and watch
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Senior Vice Department Commander. Department
of Potomac.
Grants chief of staff, and for time his
Secretary of War after he became President
in 1869, is one of the oldest posts in the
United States
The establishment Of Post No. led IN .
short time to the organization Of Post No.
2. subsequently called kit Carson" In
honor of the famous western scout of that
name. Other posts were organized in sue
cession, all bearing for the time numbers
corresponding to the order in which they
came into existence.
Made q Department in 1858.
BY. general orders No. 5, headquarters Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, dated
Washington, D. c., February IL, 1868. and
issued by John A. Logan, commander-in-
chief Of the order, the District Of Columbia
was erected into district department.
purely provisional in character. By special
order No. 10, issued March %, 1868, the
commander in-chief confirmed as provis-
ional commander of the Department Of the
Potomac James T. Smith, with the follow
ing staff: Chas. w. Taylor, A. A. G.: VIM.
B. Brown. A. @. M. G.: VIM. Fl. Brown, A.
L G.; Chas. ]. Fisher. A. D. c.; E. D.